Yellow fever vaccination

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Yellow fever vaccination

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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.

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The Yellow Fever travel vaccination is highly
effective at stopping the disease from
developing. Yellow fever vaccination is
effective from around 10 days after
vaccination. It is however a live vaccine
therefore to people whose immune system is
reduced for example those who have recently had
chemotherapy, those on immune modulating
medications and those with HIV whose CD4 count is
below 200 should not be vaccines with this travel
vaccine.

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As an occupational physician with post graduate
training in travel health, Dr Nomy can assist
patients in deciding whether its safe to get
Yellow Fever travel vaccine.    As humans can
also transfer the disease when they travel from
affected countries to non- affected countries,
an international certificate for yellow fever
vaccination is required for travel to several
countries.    

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  The Yellow Fever certificate comes into effect
ten days after vaccination and now lasts the
lifetime. People who have previously been
vaccinated can be vaccinated again if they lose
or misplace their certificate.

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In Whom is Yellow Fever Travel Vaccine
Contra-indicated? People who should not have the
yellow fever vaccination include People who
have had a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
to a previous dose of the yellow fever
vaccine. People who are allergic to any of the
ingredients in the vaccine (including eggs).

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People who have a condition that affects the
thymus gland (part of your immune system that is
located in your upper chest). People who are
currently very unwell (such as with a high fever)
this is to avoid confusing the diagnosis of
your current illness with any side effects from
the vaccine. People whose immune systems are
lowered (immunosuppressed) such as people with
symptomatic HIV and those receiving chemotherapy
or radiotherapy.

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Children under nine months of age babies who
are six to nine months old should only be
vaccinated if the risk of getting yellow fever
during travel is unavoidable. Pregnant women
unless the risk of yellow fever is
unavoidable. Breastfeeding women unless the
risk of yellow fever is unavoidable. People who
are allergic to eggs the vaccine contains small
amounts of egg protein.  

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Exemption letters In cases where having a yellow
fever vaccination is not advised, the travel
health advisors may be able to issue you with an
exemption letter. ?

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