SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkYellowFeverSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateYellowFeverMinusRelatedPagesTheyellowfevervirusisfoundintropicalandsubtropicalareasofAfricaandSouthAmerica.Thevirusisspreadtopeoplebythebiteofaninfectedmosquito.YellowfeverisaveryrarecauseofillnessinU.S.travelers.Illnessrangesfromafeverwithachesandpainstosevereliverdiseasewithbleedingandyellowingskin(jaundice).Yellowfeverinfectionisdiagnosedbasedonlaboratorytesting,aperson’ssymptoms,andtravelhistory.Thereisnomedicinetotreatorcureinfection.Topreventgettingsickfromyellowfever,useinsectrepellent,wearlong-sleevedshirtsandlongpants,andgetvaccinated.PreventionVaccineSymptoms&TreatmentTransmissionAreaswithRiskofYellowFeverLinks&ReferencesAt-A-GlanceYellowfeverandtravel:Beforeyougo,doyourhomework:Travelers’HealthSearchforyellowfever vaccinationclinics.Don’tforgettobringproofofvaccinationonyourtrip.FrequentlyAskedQuestionsYellowfevervaccinationThereisasafeandeffectiveyellowfevervaccine…YellowfevermapsAreaswithriskofyellowfever…ForHealthcareProvidersClinicalevaluationandtesting…Pagelastreviewed:January15,2019Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofVector-BorneDiseases(DVBD)homeYellowFeverHomePreventionVaccineexpandVaccineRecommendationsReactionstoYellowFeverVaccineYellowFeverVaccine,Pregnancy,&ConceptionTransmissionSymptoms,Diagnosis,&TreatmentMapsexpandAfricaSouthAmericaLinks&ReferencesFrequentlyAskedQuestionsForHealthcareProvidersexpandClinical&LaboratoryEvaluationDiagnosticTestingVaccineInformationTestingforVaccineAdverseEventsFacebookTwitterLinkedInExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstituteanendorsementbyCDCoranyofitsemployees