Yellow fever

Yellow fever is an infectious disease caused by a type of virus called flaviviruses, which are the natural reservoir of non-human primates that inhabit the rainforests.
There are two types of yellow fever: a wild, transmitted by mosquito bite Haemagogus, urban and transmitted by the bite of Aedes aegypti, the same that transmits dengue and that was reintroduced in Brazil in the 1970s. Although the vectors are different, the virus and the disease are absolutely equal.
Yellow fever is not spread from one person to another. Transmission of the virus occurs when the mosquito bites a human or primate (monkey) infected, usually in areas of forest and savanna, and then bites a healthy person who has not taken the vaccine.
The urban form has been eradicated. The last case that we know of occurred in 1942 in Acre, but outbreaks can happen again if the person infected by wild form of the disease returning to areas of cities where there is the mosquito that thrives in the vicinity of residences and attacks during the days.
Treatment
There is no specific treatment, only antipyretics and hydration. Find a doctor is essential to conduct drug prescription and treatment.
Yellow fever was a public health problem in Rio de Janeiro and Belem during the first decades of the twentieth century, but was unsuccessful due to the vaccination campaign promoted by the sanitarian Oswaldo Cruz. According to the Ministry of Health, were confirmed five cases (three in Amazonas and Pará in two) in 2004, two of which were deaths.
Prevention
The yellow fever vaccine is the only effective way to prevent yellow fever. It is important to learn about outbreaks of disease when traveling to the vaccine can be made in advance. The list of cities is available on the SVS and also the terminals and airports in major cities, where there are vaccination