Do I Have Yellow Fever?

Did you miss the yellow fever vaccine before traveling to areas where cases of the disease have been reported (tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America)?

Did your symptoms appear within 3 to 6 days after you were bitten by a mosquito?

Do you have a high temperature (fever)?

Do you have a headache or increased sensitivity to light?

Do you have nausea or vomiting?

Do you have a muscle pain, including backache?

Do you have loss of appetite?

Do you have yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes (jaundice)?

Do you have dark urine?

Do you have an abdominal pain or vomiting blood?

Do you have bleeding from your nose, mouth and eyes?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have a yellow fever. Yellow fever is a viral disease that is spreading through a bite of an infected mosquito. The yellow fever virus can be regularly found in some parts of the world, such as sub-Saharan Africa, South America and parts of the Caribbean. Yellow fever is characterized by high fever and jaundice, hence the name of this disease. It cannot be transmitted directly from person to person. The yellow fever vaccine is extremely effective, safe and affordable. A single dose of vaccine is sufficient to provide you with lifelong protection against the yellow fever virus.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have a yellow fever. Yellow fever is a contagious disease caused by a virus that is spread by mosquito bites. The symptoms appear in two phases: acute and toxic. The symptoms of the acute phase appear within 3 to 6 days after you have been bitten by an infected mosquito. This phase usually lasts three to four days and most people will fully recover after that. However, about 15 percent of people will develop more serious problems and enter the toxic phase of the disease. A diagnosis is based on recent travel history and blood tests.

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have a yellow fever. Yellow fever is a viral infection transmitted by certain types of mosquito. The symptoms can range from mild to severe. People with mild symptoms may experience fever, headache and stomach problems, while those with more severe symptoms may have heart, liver, and kidney problems. Yellow fever is also known as hemorrhagic disease, which means that it can cause serious bleeding. The severe form of yellow fever can be fatal. There is no specific treatment for this condition. A person must be treated in a hospital. Treatment includes supportive care and symptom management therapy.