Yellow Fever Strikes the Capital of Paraguay

Thu28Feb2008

Yellow Fever Strikes the Capital of Paraguay

For the first time in 60 years, yellow fever, a mosquito born illness, has hit an urban Latin American city. There are nine confirmed cases in the suburbs of Paraguay's capital, Asuncion. The death toll from the illness, that spreads quickly, is somewhere between three and eight, depending on the source. Residents are being urged to get vaccinated. I'm not a pro-vaccine person but the symptoms of yellow fever are nasty enough to warrant some prevention. Symptoms can include fevers, vomiting, jaundice and bleeding from the mouth, nose, eyes and stomach.

Via / CNN

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