Centaur and Centauride, creature with a head and torso of a human and the body of a horse. Typical Centaurs Agrius, one of the Centaurs who fought with Heracles. Amycus, one of the Centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy. Asbolus, a centaur. He was a seer, or an auger: a diviner who read omens in the flight of birds.
Impact of yellow fever on the developing world. Tomori O(1). Author information: (1)World Health Organization, Africa Region, Harare, Zimbabwe. Yellow fever (YF) has remained a disease of public health importance since it was first described in the fifteenth century.At different periods in human history, YF has caused untold hardship and indescribable misery among populations in the Americas, Europe, and Africa.1)World Health Organization, Africa Region, Harare, Zimbabwe. Yellow fever (YF) has remained a disease of public health importance since it was first described in the fifteenth century.
In severe cases yellow fever causes a high fever, bleeding into the skin and the death of cells in the liver and kidneys. Liver damage results in severe jaundice - yellowing of the skin; hence the name yellow fever. The mosquito Aedes aegypti, and some other species transmit the virus to humans.