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An yellow fever virus causes yellow fever.
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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.
What is the name of the microorganism responsible for dengue fever?
The name of the microorganism is the dengue virus.
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 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 is the name of an agent that causes a disease?
Pathogen
What is the name of the pathogen that causes an infection?
bacterium
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 is the name of virus which causes yellow fever?
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."
What is the pathogen name for tuberculosis?
The pathogen that causes tuberculosis is Mycobacterium.
What are some facts about yellow fever?
A classic feature of Yellow Fever is Hepatitis, which is the reason for the yellow coloring of the skin and the name of the disease.
What is the date when the pathogen that causes typhoid fever first discovered?
In 1880 Karl Joseph Eberth described a bacillus that he suspected was the cause of typhoid. The bacillus that causes typhoid fever goes by the scientific name of Salmonella enterica enterica, serovar Typhi.Many men died in the US Civil War due to typhoid fever. See the link below for what this disease can cause:
