Marburg haemorrhagic fever
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Marburg haemorrhagic fever, also known as green monkey disease, is an often fatal infection caused by a zoonotic RNA virus of the filovirus family and fatality rates often exceed 80%. It affects humans and non-human primates and can spread from human to human through extremely close contact with bodily fluids, including blood.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2006
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Yellow fever vaccine
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Yellow fever vaccine is a live, attenuated preparation that provokes an immune response thus providing the protection from yellow fever. This vaccine has some side effects, which include muscle pain, mild headache, fever and soreness around the injection area.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2006
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