Yellow Fever Vaccine

Tracysmith05 Jul, 2023Health

Yellow fever describes the symptoms people get when they are affected by the Yellow Fever i.e their eyes become yellow (jaundiced) and they develop a high fever. The disease is caused by a virus which is transmitted to people after they are bitten by an infected mosquito. The disease causes jaundice because of liver damage, bleeding, fever and can eventually become fatal. Current fatality rates are around 8-10%. The Yellow Fever vaccination is highly effective at stopping the disease from developing. It is effective from around 10 days following vaccination.