Yellow Buzz: Buzz Buzz

Buzz Buzz...Buzz Buzz....Buzz Buzz. You hear the sound of a mosquito coming towards you, Buzz Buzz. It lands on you, but before you can swat it away, BAM! You are bitten. You will be fine, hopefully. But if you live in a tropical or subtropical place, you may be at risk. At risk for the most terrible of all the terrible mosquito caused diseases, just kidding. But you are at risk for yellow fever. What is yellow fever? That is why I am here, that is hopefully why you are even reading this paper, to learn about yellow fever, and how it can affect you. I was a victim of yellow fever, this is my voice from the afterlife, and this is my story.
I lived in a country in Africa called Gabon, and the mosquitoes were everywhere. I knew that yellow
When I came home, I was scolded by my mother because I went out so late, and was told to lay down immediately. I was reminded that the incubation period for yellow fever is three to six days, so if I had the disease, I would start getting symptoms soon. The symptoms started out small, with headache and fever, but slowly added nausea, vomiting, back and general body aches, shivers, and an overall feeling of weariness. I had yellow fever, I knew that most of the time it would go away on its own, but it still was there about a week or two later. Fifteen percent of yellow fever cases progress into a more severe or even deadly case after about a week, for everyone else it goes away on its own. Guess who was one of the fifteen percent? Yeah, that is right. Me. My skin started to yellow, in other words, I had Jaundice. My ears, nose, eyes, and mouth started to experience bleeding, and my organs started going into shock. I did not make it out. Some people do, most people do. The symptoms for yellow fever are pretty generic, so you could be thinking that you have the flu to start. Be careful about when you go
If you are travelling to a tropical or subtropical area, be sure to tell your doctor, and find the nearest clinic that will give you the yellow fever vaccine. This particular vaccine cannot be given at a normal doctor’s office, so be sure to tell them you need it. Be sure to wear mosquito repellent when you go outside, and wear clothes that are less suitable for bug bites Also, be very careful about when you choose to go outside. Mosquitoes have specific times that they are out the most. Sundown is one of the most prominent times for mosquitoes to be out. Be sure that you take all precautions necessary to be safe. No one should have to go through what I