I'm going to Ghana in November. This means I have the distinct privilege of playing host to several vaccinations (6 in all), including yellow fever and typhoid.
Yellow fever is a live vaccine, and it's taking a toll on me. The nurse informed me that I had a 25% chance of experiencing flu-like symptoms over the next 5-10 days. So far, no nausea or vomiting, but I have had some severe fatigue. I hope that's not from the yellow fever. (Note: I'm running a marathon in 5 days...perfect.)
Fortunately, the disease is not contagious. Unless I was a mosquito and I bit someone. Then we might have a problem.
6 years ago
