Does yellow fever spread through mosquito bites?
Disease description:
Summer is here, and mosquitoes are becoming more prevalent. I always get bitten, and my symptoms don't seem to improve. May I ask if yellow fever can be transmitted through mosquito bites?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Wang Xiaoyan
Yellow fever can be transmitted through mosquito bites. Yellow fever is an acute infectious disease caused by the yellow fever virus, and its main transmission vector is mosquitoes. When these mosquitoes bite a person or animal infected with the yellow fever virus, the virus enters the mosquito's body and is then transmitted to the next person or animal it bites through its saliva, completing the cycle of virus transmission. Therefore, preventing mosquito bites is one of the important measures for preventing yellow fever. At the same time, vaccination is also an effective method for preventing yellow fever.
