Yellow fever virus

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A 47-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after presenting to the emergency department for evaluation of headache, vomiting, and fever. Her symptoms began one day after returning from a trip to Uganda. She took chloroquine and proguanil for malaria prophylaxis before the trip. The patient becomes hypotensive, oliguric, and jaundiced on the second day of admission. Several days later, the patient died due to severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Testing reveals an infection with a virus that is endemic to parts of Africa and is transmitted via a mosquito. This virus has which of the following characteristics?  

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Jaundice p. 400

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Yellow fever p. 164, 164

liver anatomy and p. 374

Summary

Yellow fever virus is a single-stranded RNA virus from the flaviviridae family. It is typically found in parts of Africa and South America and is primarily transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. While many people who contract the virus may not show any symptoms, some individuals may experience more severe symptoms involving the liver and kidneys, such as jaundice, upper abdominal pain, vomiting that looks like coffee grounds, and decreased or no urine output. To prevent yellow fever, a live attenuated yellow fever vaccine is available, and treatment generally consists of supportive measures.

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