Yellow fever Janet Ogundepo With the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention warning about the increased possibility of a yellow fever outbreak during the rainy season, public health specialists have advised Nigerians to get inoculated with the yellow fever vaccine. The physicians also called for proper environmental sanitation to prevent the breeding of the disease vector and advised persons with feverish symptoms to immediately report to the hospital for testing and treatment. The experts further warned against using herbal cocktails to treat yellow fever, warning that such treatment can harm the liver and worsen health outcomes.
The NCDC, last week, hinted at the fact that yellow fever, like cholera, can spread fast during the rainy season. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, stated that the spike in yellow fever incidents was due to an increase in the prevalence of mosquitoes, which are the primary vectors for the disease. NCDC DG, Dr Jide Idris 2 He explained that yellow fever is an epidemic-prone, vaccine-preventable disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of infected Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitoes.
Idris stated, “Many people don’t experience symptoms, but when they occur, the most common are fever, muscle pain with prominent back pain, headache, loss of appetite, and nausea or vomiting. “In most cases, symptoms disappear after three to four days.” The NCDC boss said that a few individuals may have severe .
