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Key Facts About Yellow Fever by Dentalgist(op): 11:02am On Sep 23, 2019
1. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The “yellow” in the name refers to the jaundice that affects some patients.

2. Symptoms of yellow fever include fever, headache, jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.

3. A small proportion of patients who contract the virus develop severe symptoms and approximately half of those die within 7 to 10 days.

4. The virus is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America.

5. Large epidemics of yellow fever occur when infected people introduce the virus into heavily populated areas with high mosquito density and where most people have little or no immunity, due to lack of vaccination. In these conditions, infected mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti specie transmit the virus from person to person.

6. Yellow fever is prevented by an extremely effective vaccine, which is safe and affordable. A single dose of yellow fever vaccine is sufficient to confer sustained immunity and life-long protection against yellow fever disease. A booster dose of the vaccine is not needed. The vaccine provides effective immunity within 10 days for 80-100% of people vaccinated, and within 30 days for more than 99% of people vaccinated.

7. Good supportive treatment in hospitals improves survival rates. There is currently no specific anti-viral drug for yellow fever.

8. The Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy launched in 2017 is an unprecedented initiative. With more than 50 partners involved, the EYE partnership supports 40 at-risk countries in Africa and the Americas to prevent, detect, and respond to yellow fever suspected cases and outbreaks. The partnership aims at protecting at-risk populations, preventing international spread, and containing outbreaks rapidly. By 2026, it is expected that more than 1 billion people will be protected against the disease.

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Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by MrAnele(m): 5:25pm On Sep 23, 2019
Yellow fever, aka SpongeBob fever




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Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by IBILEmayweather(m): 5:25pm On Sep 23, 2019
Good one
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ozueozue(m): 5:27pm On Sep 23, 2019
ok Fct
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ozueozue(m): 5:27pm On Sep 23, 2019
nawa for the person above me huh
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ZombieTAMER: 5:28pm On Sep 23, 2019
Yellow fever police officer..... Can cure it


Don't waste your money in the hospital
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by Gideoniteprime4: 5:29pm On Sep 23, 2019
YELLOW fever kinda sounds racist`s

who else agrees with me?

i wanna start a riot!

who else wanna join me? cheesy
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by Katier00(f): 5:32pm On Sep 23, 2019
Never knew it came from mosquito bite
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by Andersonjr(m): 5:40pm On Sep 23, 2019
Mosquito bites kwahuh
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by symbianDON(m): 5:42pm On Sep 23, 2019
nice and informative
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by DaddyMorenike: 5:45pm On Sep 23, 2019
Please, I don't know if this is the right place to post this. Is it normal for a lady to be without clítoris? I Tot it was a joke until I discovered it yesterday
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by MedicalSamwise(m): 6:08pm On Sep 23, 2019
DaddyMorenike:
Please, I don't know if this is the right place to post this. Is it normal for a lady to be without clítoris? I Tot it was a joke until I discovered it yesterday
It's possible. It is a congenital anomaly called APHALLIA. It is caused by failure of the genital tubercle to develop. In fact, it's possible to be naturally circumcised in which case it's called aposthia
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by femi4: 6:56pm On Sep 23, 2019
DaddyMorenike:
Please, I don't know if this is the right place to post this. Is it normal for a lady to be without clítoris? I Tot it was a joke until I discovered it yesterday
Iya morenike go hear
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by DaddyMorenike: 7:03pm On Sep 23, 2019
MedicalSamwise:
It's possible. It is a congenital anomaly called APHALLIA. It is caused by failure of the genital tubercle to develop. In fact, it's possible to be naturally circumcised in which case it's called aposthia
wow. Checked Wikipedia. Thanks.
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by DaddyMorenike: 7:04pm On Sep 23, 2019
femi4:
Iya morenike go hear
Abeg na.
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by boss1310(m): 7:32pm On Sep 23, 2019
I thought its the same with hepatitis
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by sammysmiles(m): 10:07pm On Sep 23, 2019
ozueozue:
ok Fct
No be only fct na,,na abuja...
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ppreye(m): 10:32pm On Sep 23, 2019
So this thread reached FP and still refused to blow grin grin
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by Davoneskay(m): 2:07am On Sep 24, 2019
Why did God (if true that He's loving) created so many diseases for humanity? A loving earthly father would not want such for even his most stubborn child. For Bible believers, don't quote me and support your claim with what I dont believe.
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ABOVEDELAW: 8:03am On Sep 24, 2019
I thought it's yellow man's fever huh
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ubcandid(m): 9:06pm On Sep 24, 2019
DaddyMorenike:
Please, I don't know if this is the right place to post this. Is it normal for a lady to be without clítoris? I Tot it was a joke until I discovered it yesterday
Circumcision, also known as FGM (female genital mutilation), as the name implies is the cutting-off of the clitoris.
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by anuoluwasam(m): 12:52pm On Sep 25, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AreaDoctor
Area doctor gives tip about preventing yellow fever
follow the link
Re: Key Facts About Yellow Fever by ozueozue(m): 7:03pm On Oct 15, 2019
E FOR ASO ROCK NA
sammysmiles:
No be only fct na,,na abuja...
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