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.
As the 19th century wore on, yellow fever outbreaks would increasingly be confined to the southern United States. New Orleans; Summer 1853; 8000 or more dead. This outbreak illustrated a racial disparity in yellow fever mortality; 7.4% of white residents died, but only 0.2% of blacks. Norfolk; June-Oct 1855; 2,000 dead. This epidemic, like many others in America, began with the arrival of a disease-carrying ship from the West Indies.