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TravelVAX Vaccinations Clinic

Yellow Fever - TravelVAX Vaccination Clinic receives all your travel vaccinations, medicines, and supplies in one stop. We are a one-stop travel clinic.

YELLOW FEVER

FACT

Yellow Fever:

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  • Refers to jaundice that affects some patients.

  • Is endemic and intermittently epidemic in parts of Africa and South America.

  • Is unique among communicable disease because the International Health Regulation (IHR) govern the control of yellow fever.

  • The IHR outlined the requirements for proof of vaccination against yellow fever when traveling to specific countries.

  • 20-50% of people who experience a severe case may die as a result.

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VECTOR

Bite from an mosquito, primarily Aedes or Haemagogus species

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UP TO 170,000 SEVERE CASES

Based on a modeling study, up to 170,000 severe cases. Worldwide (estimated in 2013).

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SYMPTOMS

Fever, muscle pain with prominent backache, headache, chills, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting.

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​Most patients improve after the initial presentation. After a brief remission of hours to a day, approximately 15% of patients progress to a more serious toxic form of a disease.

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SEVERE CASE:

High Fever, with the liver and kidneys affected, jaundice, dark urine, abdominal pain with vomiting, bleeding from the mouth, nose, eyes or stomach, and eventually shock and multisystem organ failure.

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​Precautions against yellow fever, including avoiding mosquito bites and vaccination, should be considered:

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  • Vaccination.

  • Vaccination certification may be required depending on destination.

  • Take preventive measures when mosquitoes are most active (during daylight hours).

  • All diagnoses of yellow fever made in Canada are required to be reported to public health authorities.

  • Use a recommend insect repellent containing either Picaridin (20%) or DEET.

  • Wear appropriate clothing (e.g. long-sleeved shirt, long pants).

  • Use physical barriers, such as bed nets and window screens.

  • ​Infected patients should be protected from further mosquito exposure during the first few days of illness to avoid contributing to the transmission cycle.

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