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flavivirus. There are at least members of this group of virus, two in Africa and two in South America. Yellow fever is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Illness ranges in severity from an influenza-like syndrome to severe hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever. Yellow fever virus (YFV) is maintained in nature by mosquito-borne transmission between nonhuman primates. Transmission by mosquitoes from one human to another occurs during epidemics of "urban yellow fever."
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∙ 10y agoIf you are looking for the medical terminology for yellow fever, here are some common names for it.
1. Yellow Jack
2. Black Vomit
3. American Plague
4. Vomito Negro (this means Black Vomit in spanish)
The virus that causes yellow fever is called ALPHAVIRUS (Genus) which is a RNA virus, in the Family TOGAVIRIDAE.
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∙ 15y agoYellow Jack is another name for yellow fever. It has also been called the American Plague, but yellow fever is the most common name for the viral disease.
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∙ 14y agoYellow fever is also called yellow jack, black vomit or American plague.
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∙ 11y agoThe medical term for Yellow Fever is Yellow Fever, but it is also known as Yellow Jack, Yellow Rainer, Sylvatic Fever and VHF (viral hemorrhagic fever) along with many other names.
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Name of pathogen that causes yellow fever?
An yellow fever virus causes yellow fever.
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
What another name for yellow fever?
If you are looking for the medical terminology for yellow fever, here are some common names for it. 1. Yellow Jack 2. Black Vomit 3. American Plague 4. Vomito Negro (this means Black Vomit in spanish) The virus that causes yellow fever is called ALPHAVIRUS (Genus) which is a RNA virus, in the Family TOGAVIRIDAE.
What is the name of the microorganism responsible for dengue fever?
The name of the microorganism is the dengue virus.
How did they name yellow fever?
They named it yellow fever because one of the symptoms is liver failure that causes jaundice of the skin and eyes. Jaundice causes a yellow tint.
How is yellow fever transmitted from person to person?
Yellow Fever is a virus. Viruses reproduce by injecting their RNA into cells. The cells reproduce the viruses not knowing the virus is bad. I am a Haredverd Medical student, I have my PHD and I am working at Childrens hostital, so I personally think yoiu should believe me.
Why is yellow fever called yellow fever?
Yellow fever has that name because about 15% of the cases progress to a toxic phase including liver damage and jaundice. Jaundice causes the skin to turn yellow, hence the name.
What is the scientific name for epstein-barr virus?
The scientific name for Epstein-Barr virus is Human gammaherpesvirus 4.
Why do people's eyes turn yellow when they have Yellow Fever?
Yellow fever is associated with toxic hepatic necrosis, which means that liver damage occurs. This causes a build up of bilirubin in a patients body, which gives skin/eyes a yellow appearance, known as jaundice or icterus.
What is yellow fever bacteria name?
yellow fever is caused by avirus not a bacteria
Yellow Fever Scientific Name and Common Name?
Coquillettidia fuscopennata and it's common name is as implied, The Yellow Fever.
What was the name of the American doctor who first traced yellow fever to mosquitoes?
Dr.Walter Reed discovered that yellow fever is carried by mosquitos
