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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Three Reasons to Get Vaccinated for Yellow Fever by Slava Fuzayloff

Headed on a trip, but unsure what vaccinations you should get before you go? All the recommendations and requirements can be confusing at first, but checking the listings on the Center for Disease Control and scheduling a consult with a travel health doctor at a specialized travel clinic are good places to start. If you are headed to a tropical or subtropical region of South America or Africa, you may be exposed to yellow fever, a virus spread by contact with some species of primates as well as the bite of female mosquitos. Yellow fever can be dangerous, so if you're traveling to an area where the disease is prevalent, here are three good reasons to get vaccinated...

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