BREAKING..... OUTBREAK OF YELLOW FEVER IN NIGERIA

*EDO* *YELLOW* *FEVER* *OUTBREAK*
*Things you should know*:
👉 Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic fever.
👉 It is caused by a flavivirus and transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes.
👉 The yellow in its name stems from the yellowish colouration of the eyes of infected individuals.
👉 The incubation period of the virus is 3-6 days.
👉 The most common symptoms are fever, muscle pain with back ache, headache, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.
👉 The complicated symptoms include high fever, jaundice, dark urine, abdominal pain, bleeding from the mouth, nose, eyes or stomach.
👉 Yellow fever can be prevented by vaccination and mosquito control.

*By: Badmos Lateef Oluwaseun Ariwoola(RN)*

*Source: World Health Organization*