What are the treatment options for yellow fever?
There is currently no effective antiviral medication for the treatment of yellow fever. The medical team’s focus is mainly on supportive care in a hospital. This includes providing fluids, oxygen, making sure the patient’s blood pressure is adequate, replacing lost blood, kidney dialysis if there is kidney failure, and treating any secondary infections. Some patients may be given plasma transfusion to replace proteins that help with clotting. The patient should be kept away from mosquitoes – if they bite the patient the mosquitoes will become infected and then pass the disease on to other people.
