One child in Burkina Faso has died from yellow fever while another infant has recovered, the WHO said on Monday, as it announced a mass vaccination for the region where both cases were reported.
One child in Burkina Faso has died from yellow fever while another infant has recovered, the WHO said on Monday, as it announced a mass vaccination for the region where both cases were reported.
In northern Burkina Faso's Ouahigouya district 366,052 people will be vaccinated against the disease after the two confirmed yellow fever cases, the World Health Organization said in a statement.
Yellow Fever | Acute Viral Hemorrhagic Fever - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Yellow fever is a hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and it can lead to liver failure and death.
Yellow fever is a hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and it can lead to liver failure and death.
"Both cases were reported by the yellow fever surveillance system and presented with symptoms of fever and jaundice," it said.
The two cases were confirmed as yellow fever on October 3, the WHO said.
About Mosquito Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
A viral disease that causes fever, muscle aches, loss of appetite and nausea, yellow fever is transmitted by infected mosquitoes. It is found only in parts of South America and Africa.
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Neonatal Jaundice - Overview and History
Yellow colouring of skin in newborns, a condition called Neonatal jaundice. , Neonatal jaundice is caused by presence of excessive serum bilirubin.
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New Study may Help Control Yellow Fever Mosquitoes from Breeding
New study might help control yellow fever mosquito populations, which would go a long way toward preventing important global diseases like dengue fever and yellow fever.
New study might help control yellow fever mosquito populations, which would go a long way toward preventing important global diseases like dengue fever and yellow fever.
