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Mosquito Diseases: Mosquito-Borne Disease Facts

Mosquito diseases have become more of a growing concern over the past decade or so. Every year there seem to be new areas, new strains, and new types of people being infected. Here is everything you need to...

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Yellow Fever: So Yellow Fever Will Prevent You from Touring the World

I was on with my normal routine when a friend of mine came knocking at my door, “Hi bro How are you doing”, and replied that “am doing fine”. Before we could get into discussion I asked him about his...

3 comments    yellow fever why yellow fever
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What are the main travel immunisations?

If you're planning to travel, you may need to think about your travel immunisations. Some injections should be given a few weeks before you travel, so try to plan well in advance. Check with your GP, local...

1 comment    travel rabies cholera
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Yellow Jack Found Alive and Well!

If this disease was a newspaper headline, it would read: "Danger! Once banished from America, Yellow Jack is alive and well in South America and in sub-Saharan Africa." Yellow Jack is a nickname for the...

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Yellow Fever Vaccine

Cecil Textbook of Medicine : /> Yellow fever now occurs only in areas of South America and Africa. Vaccination with a single dose of the live attenuated 17D strain of virus confers protection to almost all...

0 comments    health medicine disease
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Scenic Savannah

Photographs from my 2008 archive of various places in Savannah, Georgia. Photographer, Lori Smaltz.   This live oak tree is simply known as, "The Majestic Oak". It is over 350 years old and many people have...

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Travel vaccinations: yellow fever, malaria for the immuno-compromised population

Any time that you're traveling to a foreign country you should take precautions when it comes to your health. You can easily get sick if you are not picky about what you eat and drink. You would also need to...

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