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What's the causative agent for yellow fever?

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Simple: The yellow fever virus which is the prototypic member of the flavivirus group.

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Answered 5/23/2013

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Yellow Fever: Yellow fever is caused by an arbovirus (flavivirus genus). Aedes and Haemogogus mosquitoes are the primary vectors.

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Yellow fever : Yellow fever infection is caused by a virus which is transmitted through bite of infected mosquitoes.

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