If you are going to visit countries in Africa or South America, then you will have to receive the appropriate vaccination, which will protect you from viral diseases. It does not matter for what reason the trip is planned, it can be a business trip or an entertaining tour. Upon arrival in another climatic zone, we are faced not only with the phenomenon of acclimatization, here we are waiting for microbes and viruses, with which our immune system has not yet met. One of the necessary measures to combat tropical diseases is vaccination against yellow fever.
Vaccination is designed to prepare our body for a meeting with viral diseases. But is she so safe for us? After all, there are officially registered deaths after such a vaccination. How to correctly assess the risk of travel and which season is the safest for visiting countries located in the tropics.
Many countries require visitors to have a certificate stating what time you were vaccinated against yellow fever. The certificate is required for all persons who visit endemic countries or regions, even if this occurs in transit.
The expiration date of such a certificate is ten years, and the countdown of this time begins after ten days after vaccination. If you have been vaccinated again within the specified period, then the certificate is renewed for another ten years. The countdown time also starts from the tenth day after re-vaccination.
Such measures were caused by the need to prevent epidemics associated with tropical diseases.
The yellow fever vaccine is one hundred percent effective and protects your body from this deadly disease.
Immunity familiar with yellow fever virus manages to develop antibodies that prevent the development of the disease.
According to statistics, the development of the disease leads to death in 60 percent of patients who have not been vaccinated. Hence the need for vaccinations against yellow fever.
However, vaccination can be dangerous for people who for some reason have weakened cellular immunity or have an allergy to chicken egg protein, as well as individual intolerance to the vaccine.
In any case, there is a risk of developing the disease after vaccination against yellow fever. After vaccination , fever and chills are possible. Symptoms of the disease soon disappear, but from the moment of vaccination until the certificate is obtained, it is necessary to see a doctor.
Attempts to minimize the risk of infection by personal hygiene methods or by visiting visits to tropical countries cannot provide a complete guarantee of safety.
Mandatory yellow fever vaccination is included in the preventive vaccination calendar by order of the Russian Ministry of Health. According to this, vaccinations can be given to children after seven months. Revaccination is done after ten years. This order applies to people traveling to dangerous areas or states from the country.