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There are actually a few different types of mosquitos that can transmit yellow fever, but the most common is Aedes aegypti.
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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.
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.
How is yellow fever spred?
Type your answer here... Yellow fever is found only in parts of South America and Africa. People get yellow fever from the bite of an infected female mosquito. The mosquito injects the yellow fever virus into the bite. Symptoms start 3 to 6 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Yellow fever is diagnosed by a blood test.
How is yellow fever acquired?
You get yellow fever from the bite of an infected female mosquito. The mosquito injects the yellow fever virus into the bite. It was most common in the 1850s-1950s. After mid-20th century, the availability of effective pesticides and of a vaccine greatly reduced the incidence of Yellow Fever.
How do people get Fever?
"Yellow fever" is caused by the Flavivirus, a virus which is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. humans and monkeys are most commonly affected. When one of these mosquitoes bites someone who is already infected with yellow fever, the virus goes into the mosquito's bloodstream and moves around its body before it settles in the mosquito's salivary glands. Because it now resides in the salivary glands, when this mosquito bites another human or monkey, the virus then goes into that person or monkey's bloodstream, causing Yellow fever.
Where does Fever come from?
yellow fever originates from Africa in monkeys. the virus is transmitted to people when a monkey carrying the virus is bitten by a female mosquito and that mosquito bites a person, transferring the virus over. the virus can not be spread from person to person by germs. only by mosquitos or something like that.
How is chickunguniya caused?
Chikungunya is a disease caused by a bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquito transmits this viral disease to humans, which can cause symptoms like fever, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, and headaches. It is an RNA virus.
What disease is caused by aedes mosquitoes?
Aedes Mosquito can cause Dengue Fever.malariaan itchy arm "Itchy arm" is not a disease- but Yellow Fever, Malaria, and West Nile Virus ARE.Dengue fever and yellow fever
Is the yellow fever virus a hidden virus?
Yes. You can catch the yellow fever by: 1. getting bitten by a mosquito. 2. getting the Combat worm. The stickman's vomit contains yelllow fever, together mixed with ink. 3.standing in a desert for 9 hours
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
If you cant get AIDS from a mosquito why do you get the West Nile?
The AIDS virus cannot survive in a mosquito's system. However, viruses like West Nile, Yellow fever and Malaria can.
What cycle of transmission does sylvatic yellow fever undergo?
an infected monkey is bitten by a tree-hole breeding mosquito. This mosquito acquires the virus, and can pass the virus on to any number of other monkeys that it may bite
