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Yellow Fever is a serious, sometimes fatal, tropical disease
- Yellow Fever is a viral illness transmitted by mosquitoes in the tropical regions of Africa and South America
- After getting bitten by an infected mosquito it takes 3-6 days to develop symptoms
- Main symptoms are aches and pains, fever, headache, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting
- In many patients there seems to be an improvement after the initial symptoms but about 24 hours later 15-25% of patients will progress to a more serious illness called acute Haemorrhagic fever
- This can result in bleeding from the nose, mouth, ears and stomach with jaundice and kidney damage
- This can lead to shock, organ failure and death in around 20-50% of patients
- There is no specific treatment other than supportive measures
- Vaccination is required for all at risk individuals travelling to countries where Yellow Fever is present
- Vaccination is essential not only for your own protection, but also to protect against the spread of the disease
- Whether you require vaccination depends on many factors, so it’s best to consult a doctor or nurse for advice
- Ensure that you know whether you require a certificate, for the countries you are planning too travel to
- If you are not vaccinated and there is a certificate requirement then you can be refused entry
- The vaccine takes 10 days to offer protection. This means that the certificate will only become valid ten days after you have received the vaccination
- Once you have been vaccinated the certificate is valid for life
- The vaccine is a live vaccine so should not be given to people who have underlying immune problems, pregnant women and very young children
- You should also not have it within one month of receiving another live vaccine such as chickenpox or MMR
- Once vaccinated you are protected for life
- Yellow fever vaccination can only be done by a doctor/nurse trained in YF vaccinations and at a designated Yellow Fever centre, such as ours
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