ATTENTION!! THE FEVER THAT'S SO BRIGHT IT'LL MAKE YOUR LIVER YELLOW! ESCAPED!

(Coquillettidia fuscopennata) Yellow fever is a disease that is spread through the bite of a female mosquito that originates in Africa. This virus is enveloped in lipids (fats), which makes this virus able to be a “ninja” and sneak into our cells without the rest of our body knowing through absorption.  The virus is able to do this because our cells are coated with lipids just like the virus is so our cells think that the virus is just another cell and not something dangerous and deadly. This virus has an incubation period of 3 to 6 days, which means that you could have Yellow Fever and not know it for up to 6 days! The virus goes into your cells and convinces them to make more of the viral RNA. The cells agree most of the time and then BANG! the virus shoots out and goes on to the next cell. There is a vaccination for this virus, so don’t worry. The symptoms of this virus include: mild infection with fever, headache, chills, back pain, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting (most cases). In rare cases symptoms can also include a toxic phase that causes jaundice of the liver, reoccurring fever, abdominal pain, bleeding in the mouth, eyes, and gastrointestinal tract cause vomit with blood called black vomit.