YELLOW FEVER

Course overview

YELLOW FEVER IS A MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRAL ILLNESS FOUND IN TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AREAS IN SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA. TRANSMISSION IS PRIMARILY VIA AEDES AND HAEMAGOGUS MOSQUITOS. IT CAN PRESENT WITH VARYING CLINICAL FEATURES RANGING FROM A SELF-LIMITED, MILD FEBRILE ILLNESS TO SEVERE HEMORRHAGE AND LIVER DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF YELLOW FEVER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION.