Is there a cure for yellow fever?

Answer 1

For yellow fever there is, like for all diseases caused by Flaviviruses, no causative cure. Hospitalization is advisable and intensive care may be necessary because of rapid deterioration in some cases. Different methods for acute treatment of the disease have been shown to not be very successful; passive immunisation after emergence of symptoms is probably without effect. Ribavirin and other antiviral drugs as well as treatment with interferons do not have a positive effect in patients.[10] A symptomatic treatment includes rehydration and pain relief with drugs like paracetamol. Acetylsalicylic acid (for example Aspirin) should not be given because of its haemodiluting effect, which can be devastating in the case of inner bleeding that can occur with yellow fever.

Answer 2

It is unlikely we will need one for that particular strain of flu that killed tens of millions of people worldwide in the pandemic of 1918 during WW1. That influenza virus is thought to have "died out" and is not seen today. If it were to surface again, there would be no cure for it just as there is no cure for any type of influenza. However, since 1918 we have learned a lot about treating the symptoms of influenza and now have antiviral drugs to help with those symptoms. In addition, as with the Swine Flu H1N1/09, health organizations, pharmaceutical companies and the Food and Drug Administration would rapidly start work to develop a vaccine to prevent infections. Antibiotics for secondary infections and pneumonia and vaccines for the flu were not yet developed during the Spanish Flu pandemic. If another pandemic of that virus were to occur today, we would have fewer deaths due to our medical advances, but it could still be a very serious pandemic as was H1N1/09.

Answer 3

Swallow a bar of soap and turn clockwise three times, while saying 'Flipendo'.

Answer 4

The spanish flu doesn't exist, but other variations are in the world.

Answer 5

No.