A large number of people experience a high fever with a rash during the summer months in a small country. Epidemiologists suspect an emerging disease. Both Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes are endemic to the country. Researchers are able to detect +ssRNA in the blood of fever victims and in some mosquitoes. What type of pathogen might be responsible for the epidemic?

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Flaviviruses are +ssRNA viruses and are often transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, which are present in the country.

A Large Number of People Experience a High Fever with a Rash