Yellow fever is a disease with flue like symptoms, with fever, severe hepatitis and bleeding. It’s spread exclusively in Africa, and the tropical parts of South America, mainly in agricultural territories and forest lands. Yellow fever is present continuously at the territories concerned. Tourists are in danger when traveling to the epidemic areas without having received the vaccination. The death rate is above 20% in case the disease has been developed.

Problems and symptoms

• In slight cases flue like symptoms appear
  
• In severe cases high fever appears
  
• Strong pain in limbs, headache
  
• Nausea, vomiting
  
• Slower heart function
  
• Jaundice
  
• Bleeding deformities
  

Pathogen

Virus of yellow fever

Way of spread

It’s spread by several mosquitoes in the epidemic areas.

Long term effect

Yellow fever has no long term effect, recovered people obtain life time protection.

Curing

Only symptomatic treatment is possible.

Prevention

• A 10 year-long protection period can be achieved by the vaccination against yellow fever.
  
• Protection against mosquitoes is necessary.