Yellow fever vaccine Leicester

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Yellow fever vaccine Leicester

• Yellow fever is a serious viral infection that's
  spread by a type of daytime biting mosquito known
  as the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
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• It can be prevented with a vaccination.
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• Yellow fever mainly occurs in sub-Saharan Africa
  (countries to the south of the Sahara desert),
  South America and in parts of the Caribbean.
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• Since 1996, six travellers from Europe and North
  America have died from the infection. None of
  them were vaccinated.
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Yellow fever vaccination

• There is a vaccination for yellow fever. Some
  countries require proof of vaccination (a
  certificate) against yellow fever before they let
  you enter the country.
• You should have a yellow fever vaccination at
  least 10 days before your travel.
• This will allow enough time for your body to
  develop protection against the yellow fever
  infection. 

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Who should not be vaccinated?

• People who should not have the yellow fever
  vaccination include
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• Babies 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.
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• Pregnant women  unless the risk of yellow fever
  is unavoidable.
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• Breastfeeding women  unless the risk of yellow
  fever is unavoidable.
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• People whose immune systems are
  lowered (immunosuppressed) such as people with
  HIV and those receiving chemotherapy or
  radiotherapy.
• People who are allergic to eggs - The vaccine
  contains small amounts of egg.

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• People who have had a severe allergic
  reaction(anaphylaxis) to a previous dose of the
  yellow fever vaccine.
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• People who are allergic to any of the ingredients
  in the vaccine.
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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).
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• People who are currently very unwell (for example
  with a high fever) this is to avoid confusing
  the diagnosis of your current illness with any
  side effects from the vaccine.
• Elderly yellow fever naïve travellers - Those who
  have not been previously exposed to the vaccine
  who are 60 years of age or over (unless the risk
  of yellow fever is unavoidable).

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Side effects of the vaccine

• After having the yellow fever vaccine, 10-30 of
  people will have mild side effects such as
• 1- Headache
• 2 -Muscle pain
• 3- Soreness at the injection site
• 4- Mild fever
• Reactions at the injection site usually occur one
  to five days after being vaccinated, although
  other side effects may last for up to two weeks.
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• Rarely, the yellow fever vaccine is associated
  with a neurological condition known as yellow
  fever vaccine-associated neurological disease
  (YEL-AND).
• Neurological means that it affects the nervous
  system, including the brain and spinal cord.
• YEL-AND occurs in around four cases out of every
  million doses given. However, for people who are
  60 years of age or over and yellow fever vaccine
  naïve, the incidence of YEL-AND increases by
  around five times, so in these cases the
  risk-benefit needs to be carefully assessed by
  the doctor or nurse.

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