Arboviruses and viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF)
E Meltzer - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2012 - id.theclinics.com
In 1780, Philadelphia was visited by a massive epidemic of an unusual febrile disease, with
fatalities associated with severe hemorrhage. 1 The disease, then described by Dr Benjamin
Rush, is now recognized as dengue fever. A century later, a febrile tugboat captain
disembarked in Memphis, Tennessee and died within 24 hours. In the following weeks,
1500 Memphians succumbed to yellow fever, the town half depopulated by the ensuing
panic. 2 Yet a century later, a Zairian English teacher returned
fatalities associated with severe hemorrhage. 1 The disease, then described by Dr Benjamin
Rush, is now recognized as dengue fever. A century later, a febrile tugboat captain
disembarked in Memphis, Tennessee and died within 24 hours. In the following weeks,
1500 Memphians succumbed to yellow fever, the town half depopulated by the ensuing
panic. 2 Yet a century later, a Zairian English teacher returned