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Vaccines & vaccinations guide
Only humans and monkeys can contract Yellow Fever, yet the disease is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Currently, you can only contract Yellow Fever if you travel to South America’s tropical areas or certain regions of Africa (Saharan).
Yellow Fever is a virus that mimics the flu. Common symptoms are fever, headache, nausea, muscle pain, and backache. The symptoms tend to disappear after four days. In 15% of those infected, the fever reappears and leads to hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever (bleeding from the mouth, nose, eyes, and intestines.) If hemorrhagic fever hits, odds are high that the ailing patient will die within ten days. Those who are able to recover count themselves as being very lucky.
