Mosquito-borne diseases

Enfermedades Transmitidas por Mosquitos

Microscopic infectious agent that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria, consisting of genetic material, either DNA or RNA, housed inside a capsid.

Viruses

Entry terms: Flavivirus febricis, YFV (Yellow fever virus)
Yellow fever is an&nbsp;acute infectious disease primarily of the tropics, caused by a virus and transmitted to man by mosquitoes of the genera Aedes and Haemagogus. The severe form is characterized by fever, hemolytic jaundice, and renal damage.

Yellow Fever Virus

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