What treatment is there for yellow fever?
There are no medicines that are effective against this virus. Serious cases of yellow fever always need hospital treatment. As there are no products that combat the virus itself, the doctor can only treat the symptoms. If there is a lack of fluid in the body, leading to disturbances in the electrolyte balance, this can be remedied by administration of fluids by intravenous drip. In mild cases, the pain may be relieved with simple painkillers. High temperatures can be treated by cooling the patient and giving them appropriate medicines to lower the temperature, such as aspirin (eg Disprin) or ibuprofen (eg Nurofen). Paracetamol (eg Panadol) is probably best avoided if there is already evidence of liver damage. I Hope This Helps: My battle cry in this gaggle remains “just get the damn shot.” It’s clearly the easiest way to avoid a potential cluster in the future, and getting the shot might prevent your contracting the disease. While admittedly your chances of contracting Yellow Fever in