Understanding Yellow Fever: Causes, Symptoms, and Management

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Yellow Fever

by Alike Medical Team ∙ Updated on June 13, 2023

Additional names

This group contains additional names: - Sylvatic Yellow Fever

General

Yellow fever is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes. The infection is most prevalent in Africa and South America, where it affects both travelers and residents. Yellow fever is most commonly transmitted to humans and monkeys. Mosquitoes transmit the virus back and forth between monkeys, humans or both.

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Signs & symptoms

In the acute phase of the infection, you may experience the following symptoms: Fever Headache Muscle aches, particularly in your back and knees Sensitivity to light Nausea, vomiting or both Loss of appetite Dizziness Red eyes, face or tongue Within several days, these symptoms usually disappear. Some individuals with acute yellow fever enter a toxic phase after the acute phase, even though symptoms may disappear for a day or two after the acute phase. Acute signs and symptoms return during the toxic phase, along with more severe and life-threatening ones. These can include: Yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes Abdominal pain and vomiting, sometimes of blood Decreased urination Bleeding from your nose, mouth and eyes Slow heart rate Liver and kidney failure Brain dysfunction, including delirium, seizures and coma There is a possibility of death during the toxic phase of yellow fever.

Diagnosis

The virus itself may appear in your blood if you have yellow fever. If not, blood tests can also detect virus-specific antibodies and substances.

Treatment

Yellow fever cannot be treated with antiviral medications. The majority of treatment is supportive care provided in hospitals

Note

☝ We provide information on prescription and over-the-counter medicines, diagnosis, procedures and lab tests. This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

National Institutes of Health ∙ World Health Organization ∙ MedlinePluse ∙ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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