Yellow fever
Viral disease
Also called yellow jack, yellow plague, and yellow fever virus infection

Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains particularly in the back, and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. In about 15% of people within a day of improving, the fever comes back, abdominal pain occurs, and liver damage begins causing yellow skin.

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Symptoms:
Abdominal Pain / Problems
Back pain
Bleeding
Chills
Fever
Headache
Jaundice
Loss of Appetite
Muscle Pain / Problems
Nausea/Vomiting
Severity:
Moderate
Prevalence in USA:
Rare
Cost:
Moderate
Body Part:
Abdomen and Lower Back
Head and Neck
Muscles
Whole Body
Disease Type:
Infectious / Parasitic
Treatment:
So far there is not an antiviral medication that is effective against the yellow fever virus. The acute phase is treated with supportive care and symptom management, while advanced illness usually requires hospitalization for more aggressive life support.
ICD-10 Code:
A95
ICD-9 Code:
60
Most Harmed Countries:
Burkina Faso
South Sudan
Liberia
Summary:
Yellow fever is caused by a virus carried by Aedes aegypti mosquito, a specific type of mosquito most common in tropical and subtropical areas of sub Saharan Africa and South America.
Medical Specialty:
Sources:
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As of April 24, 2017; refreshed weekly.
Global Health Data Exchange (ghdx.healthdata.org)
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Data Sets:
    Global Burden of Disease Study (ghdx.healthdata.org).
    As of 2013; refreshed July 2016.
    The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a comprehensive regional and global research program that assesses mortality and disability from major diseases, injuries, and risk factors. GBD is a collaboration of over 1000 researchers representing over 300 institutions and more than 100 countries. Under principal investigator, Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, GBD is based out of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This data is made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License: http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/by/1-0/.
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As of March 1, 2017.
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