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31 de may. de 2023 · WHO fact sheet about yellow fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. It provides key facts and information on signs and symptoms, populations at risk, transmission, treatment, prevention, WHO response.
La fiebre amarilla o vómito negro es una enfermedad aguda e infecciosa causada por el virus de la fiebre amarilla cuyo principal vector es el mosquito Aedes aegypti. Es una causa importante de enfermedad hemorrágica en muchos países de África y América del Sur. Es endémica en áreas subtropicales y tropicales de América del Sur y África.
15 de may. de 2024 · Key points. Initial symptoms of yellow fever can include fever, chills, severe headache, back pain, general body aches, nausea, vomiting, fatigue (feeling tired), and weakness. Severe symptoms include high fever, yellow skin or eyes (jaundice), bleeding, shock, and organ failure.
2 de mar. de 2017 · How do you get yellow fever? What are the symptoms? How is it treated? How is it diagnosed? How can it be prevented? Is the vaccine effective and safe? Who should be vaccinated? Who should not be vaccinated? Am I protected from yellow fever immediately following vaccination?
15 de may. de 2024 · Yellow fever virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is found in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa and South America. Yellow fever is a very rare cause of illness in U.S. travelers. Illness ranges from a fever with aches and pains to severe liver disease with bleeding and yellowing skin and eyes ...
Yellow fever (YF) is an African mosquito-borne infection which can cause a wide spectrum of symptoms, from mild to fatal. In severe cases there may be spontaneous haemorrhage. Mortality of these clinical cases can be as high as 80%, on a par with Ebola, Marburg and other haemorrhagic viral infections.
