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Yellow fever is a viral disease, caused by the eponymous yellow fever virus. It affects primates and humans as hosts, and is transmitted primarily by mosquitoes as vectors.
The disease is controlled by limiting the population of mosquitoes in endemic regions.
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Is yellow fever viral?
yellow fever is caused by a virus
What type of disease is the yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a virus.
What type of germ is yellow fever?
Yellow fever is a disease spread by the bite of a female mosquito. The virus that causes Yellow Fever is an RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus.
Where is the yellow fever virus found?
The yellow fever virus is found mainly in Africa and South America.
How did yellow fever become a virus?
Yellow Fever didn't become a virus. It is caused by a virus that causes the skin to look yellow because the liver is damaged.
What is scientific name of yellow fever?
Coquillettidia fuscopennata Why do people answer questions they clearly know nothing about? This is the name of a mosquito, and not even the right one. answer: According to "The Dictionary of Virology" by Brian Mahy, the scientific name for yellow fever is "Flavivirus febricis". its the Flaviviridae family (includes flavivirus, hepacivirus, and pestivirus. -Kiera
Is yellow fever virus DNA or RNA?
Yellow fever is a single stranded RNA virus (ssRNA)
How is yellow fever passed along?
the virus responsible for yellow fever requires an intermediate vector, a mosquito, which carries the virus from one host to another.
What bacteria causes yellow fever?
Yellow Fever and Dengue fever are caused by viruses in the Flavivirus family. They are related but they are very different. Dengue viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes from infected people to healthy people. Yellow fever virus is also transmitted by mosquitoes from sick people to healthy people but may also be transmitted from infected monkeys to healthy monkeys or people.
Do fungi cause the disease yellow fever in humans?
No. Yellow fever is caused by a virus that is carried by mosquitoes.
What viruses are related to Lassa Fever?
The virus families most closely related to Lassa Fever virus are the arenaviruses, as well as bunyaviridae and orthomyxoviridae. Lassa Fever virus is in the aernavirus family.
Name of pathogen that causes yellow fever?
An yellow fever virus causes yellow fever.
