YELLOW FEVER: ITS CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS

Yellow Fever: Its Causes and Symptoms

Abstract

The paper identifies the disease that is over speeding in most of the countries of Asia and Africa, which is yellow fever. As it is observed that about 15% of the patients are lead to experience a second phase which contains more toxic within the 24 hours just after the remission. Relocate organ systems and higher fever are its symptoms. The paper identifies various techniques that can o be used to identify the disease. However it is a fact that there is no effective treatment for yellow fever, justifying the importance of vaccination. In severe cases, treatment is indicated symptomatic and supportive, particularly the rehydration and control of possible hypotension. Thus, the yellow fever initiative is actually a prevention vaccination effort that is led by the World Health organization and it is also supported by national government and UNISEF that are mainly focusing on the twelve countries that are participating in Africa where the disease is widely spread.

Yellow Fever: Its Causes and Symptoms

Introduction

The Yellow fever, that is also known as Siam sickness or fever of Barbados, is an acute infectious disease, rapidly evolving, which is transmitted by mosquito bites. Its severity can vary. Regardless of its intensity, once suffered is acquired lifelong immunity. Yellow fever has gained notoriety when its thousands of workers were killed due to building the Panama Canal, now is still not widespread in Africa and Central America, where every few years is in the form of an epidemic. Thus yellow fever vaccine is actually a live viral vaccine which is administered at the 9 moth, with booster of every 10 years. In the countries where the yellow fever is endemic, the WHO is recommending incorporation of the yellow fever vaccine in the routine of childhood immunizations.

It is important to note that the disease under the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO), and member states are officially obliged for notifying yellow fever cases to the WHO.

Thesis Statement

This paper identifies as how the yellow faces effects a person and how it has impacted different continents.

Historical Data of Yellow Fever

The first epidemic of yellow fever (Spanish amarillo - yellow) with a high mortality rate have been known in Central America, West Africa, 1647-1648 pp. R. N. Carter. Many times the disease was imported to Europe and North America. In 1881, a Cuban doctor K. Finlay suggested the viral nature of the disease and the transfer of mosquitoes. In 1901, a viral etiology has been proven by a special commission in Cuba, which was headed by an American army doctor, W. Reed in the XX century. Yellow fever was recorded mainly in tropical areas of Africa and South America.

Signs and Symptoms

Due to the contraction of the virus, the period of incubation in the body is approximately for 3 to 6 days and it is followed by the disease that may have one or more ...