Is Yellow Fever Dangerous

In mild cases, yellow fever causes a fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. But yellow fever can become more serious, causing heart, liver and kidney problems along with bleeding. Up to 50% of people with the more-severe form of yellow fever die of the disease.

Can yellow fever Be Cured?

Illness ranges from a fever with aches and pains to severe liver disease with bleeding and yellowing skin (jaundice). Yellow fever infection is diagnosed based on laboratory testing, a person’s symptoms, and travel history. There is no medicine to treat or cure infection.

How many died from yellow fever?

Yellow fever epidemics caused terror, economic disruption, and some 100,000-150,000 deaths.