What Is Japanese Encephalitis? 5 Things You Should Know
Japanese encephalitis is a type of flavivirus that is spread to a person through a mosquito bite. A flavivirus does not have a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) structure, but instead, has an RNA (ribonucleic acid) structure. Japanese encephalitis is closely related to yellow fever, which is also known as a flavivirus. It is given this name …