The risk of mosquito borne diseases increases significantly during monsoon. According to recent reports, many states of the country are facing dengue outbreak these days. Cases of this disease have also increased in eastern states including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. More than 10,000 dengue cases have been reported in Karnataka so far this year, including eight deaths. There is news of increase in cases of dengue infection in Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat also.
Health experts say that during monsoon, the risk of dengue as well as many other diseases caused by mosquitoes increases. Yellow fever is also one of them. Yellow fever is considered a serious and potentially fatal flu-like illness spread by the same Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that spread dengue and Zika viruses.
There is a risk of yellow fever taking a serious form. 30 to 50 percent of patients suffering from this fatal disease die. Let us know why yellow fever is so dangerous and what measures can be taken to prevent it?
Know about yellow fever
Yellow fever virus (flavivirus) causes yellow fever. This disease also spreads through the bite of infected mosquitoes. There is no risk of it spreading from an infected person to other people. As its name suggests, this fever can cause the skin to turn yellow (jaundice). The risk of jaundice along with high fever has been seen to be higher in the infected.
What are the symptoms of yellow fever?
Studies show that yellow fever cases develop rapidly, with symptoms appearing 3 to 6 days after infection. The initial symptoms of infection are similar to those of influenza virus; there may be headache, muscle and joint pain, chills along with fever. Due to the severe form of the disease, along with joint pain, jaundice, loss of appetite, tremors or back pain may also occur.
If it is not treated timely, some people may be at risk of problems urinating, vomiting (sometimes with blood), heart rhythm problems, seizures, and bleeding from the nose and mouth.
Treatment and prevention of yellow fever
There is no cure for yellow fever. Treatment involves taking some measures to manage symptoms and boost your immune system to fight infection. Health experts say that it is important to keep making efforts to prevent yellow fever.
The only way to prevent yellow fever is vaccination. For this, a vaccine named 17D is given which is considered quite effective. Adopting methods to prevent mosquito bites can also be helpful in keeping you safe from this disease.
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Note: This article has been prepared on the basis of information collected from doctors’ advice and medical reports.
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