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Yellow Fever Extra Credit
Virus Classification:
Group: Group IV
Family: Flaviviridae
Genus: Flavivirus

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words ‘yellow fever’? People who alters to the color yellow? An incurable disease that can cause self-destruction? Yes and no. The keyword here is ‘mosquitoes’. That’s right, tiny mosquitoes that carry a virus around to their victims. Yellow fever is only found in parts of South America and Africa with two different sequences of illness. Yellow fever has been the key to several upsetting outbreaks. The symptoms to this virus contain many unusual and unpleasant results; fortunately a prevention was developed that would give a ten year immunity from the disease. Some people’s first thought of yellow fever is where it’s origin to this virus.
Yellow fever is found simply from parts of South America and Africa. This disease can only be carried by the female mosquitoes. There are two......

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