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'''Yellow fever''' is a disease that is caused by a [[virus]], and is common in [[jungle]] environments in [[Central America]], the [[Caribbean]], [[Africa]], and [[Southeast Asia]]. It is transmitted through bites from infected [[mosquito]]es. Once aquired, most patients survive, although a significant portion (39%) die. Either way, the victim is never infected again.
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'''Yellow fever''' is a disease that is caused by a [[virus]], and is common in [[jungle]] environments in [[Central America]], the [[Caribbean]], [[Africa]], and [[Southeast Asia]]. It is transmitted through bites from infected [[mosquito]]es. Once acquired, most patients survive, although a significant portion (39%) die. Either way, the victim is never infected again.
 
There is currently no treatment for it, so doctors can only try to treat the symptoms. <ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/YF_FactSheet.html</ref>
 
There is currently no treatment for it, so doctors can only try to treat the symptoms. <ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/yellowfever/YF_FactSheet.html</ref>
  
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