One experimental study design that can be used to find a new method of treating yellow fever and dealing with issues identified from previous studies conducted on yellow fever is the prospective cohort study design. Usually, investigators conduct prospective studies from the present time into the future. Prospective studies are designed with specific data collection methods and can be adjusted to collect specific exposure data and may be more complete (Song & Chung, 2010). In the prospective cohort study the investigator will compare the cohort of individuals showing a particular exposure characteristic, with the group of individuals without the exposure characteristic in the form of longitudinal study. The comparison groups may include a
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Describe the treatment and preventative measures necessary to control the health condition and its spread throughout the community.
Different treatment methods and also vaccines are available for the prevention of the yellow fever in the people. Some of the preventive measures that are available include:
Vaccination: Use of the live virus yellow fever vaccination has been on for many years. A single dose of yellow fever vaccination will protect against the disease for many years, usually 10 or more. Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for the children above 9 months of age, travelers to high risk areas like Africa and South America, and also those who live in the high yellow fever risk areas. Serious side effects can occur after receiving the yellow fever vaccine, hence people should be vaccinated only if they have yellow fever virus or travelling to high risk countries. In order to decrease the risk of adverse effects, the health care providers need to take certain precautionary measures before giving the vaccine. Yellow fever vaccine should not be given to the patients if they are allergic to constituents of the vaccine, if they are less than 6 months of age, if they suffer from certain immune deficiencies, on immunosuppressive drugs and if they have malignant
Describe the treatment and preventative measures necessary to control the health condition and its spread throughout the community.
Different treatment methods and also vaccines are available for the prevention of the yellow fever in the people. Some of the preventive measures that are available include:
Vaccination: Use of the live virus yellow fever vaccination has been on for many years. A single dose of yellow fever vaccination will protect against the disease for many years, usually 10 or more. Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for the children above 9 months of age, travelers to high risk areas like Africa and South America, and also those who live in the high yellow fever risk areas. Serious side effects can occur after receiving the yellow fever vaccine, hence people should be vaccinated only if they have yellow fever virus or travelling to high risk countries. In order to decrease the risk of adverse effects, the health care providers need to take certain precautionary measures before giving the vaccine. Yellow fever vaccine should not be given to the patients if they are allergic to constituents of the vaccine, if they are less than 6 months of age, if they suffer from certain immune deficiencies, on immunosuppressive drugs and if they have malignant