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Flaviviridae
- Structure
- Transmission
- Diseases
(+) RNA, non-segmented; Icosahedral; Enveloped (plasma membrane)
- Transmission by mosquitos, ticks (arthropods)
- - Dengue Fever
- - Yellow Fever
- - Japanese Encephalitis
- - St. Louis Encephalitis
- - West Nile Virus
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Yellow Fever
- Natural reservoir
- Transmission
- - Natural reservoir: monkeys
- - Transmission: mosquitos
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Jungle Yellow Fever
Urban Yellow Fever
- Monkey --> via mosquito --> Monkey/Human
- Human --> via mosquito --> Human
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Clinical Manifestations of Yellow Fever
- - Acute Phase: fever/headache, chills, backache, nauasea, vomiting
- - Remission
- - Toxic Phase: High fever, slow pulse, jaundice, proteinuria
- - Recovery
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Treatment for Yellow Fever
Supportive
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Vaccine for Yellow Fever
- - Live, attentuated vaccine
- - Contraindicated in <6mo's & >59 yr's
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