Yellow Fever Vaccine - Stamaril - Side-effects

Brief Summary of Stamaril Side-effects:

Pain/inflammation at injection site, muscle pain and headache, slight fever and malaise. In rare cases, allergy, meningitis, encephalitis (brain inflammation).

More detailed Potential Side effects of Stamaril

Vaccines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this vaccine. Just because a side effect is stated here does not mean that all people having this vaccine will experience that or any side effect.

Very common (affect more than 1 in 10 people)

• Headache.
• Pain, redness, bruising, swelling or hardening of the skin at the injection site.

Common (affect between 1 in 10 and 1 in 100 people)

• Fever.
• Feeling weak.
• Feeling sick.
• Diarrhoea.
• Vomiting.
• Aching muscles.

Uncommon (affect between 1 in 100 and 1 in 1000 people)

• Abdominal pain.
• Aching joints.

Unknown frequency

• Swollen glands (lymph nodes).
• An extreme allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).
• Rash or hives.
• Very rarely, disorders of the nervous system (neurotropic disease), which may have a fatal outcome. The risk is higher in people over 60 years of age. Symptoms usually appear within one month of vaccination and include high fever with headache that may progress to include one or more of confusion, lethargy, convulsions, inflammation of the brain or nerves, loss of movement or feeling in part or all of the body. Consult your doctor immediately if you develop any of these symptoms following vaccination.
• Very rarely, disorders of the organs (viscerotropic disease), which may have a fatal outcome. The risk is higher in people over 60 years of age. Symptoms usually appear within 10 days of vaccination and may resemble symptoms of yellow fever infection. Symptoms generally begin with feeling tired, fever, headache, muscle pain and sometimes low blood pressure. These may progress to a severe muscle and liver disorder, drops in numbers of some types of blood cells resulting in unusual bruising or bleeding and increased risk of infections, and loss of normal functioning of the kidneys and lungs. Consult your doctor immediately if you develop any of these symptoms following vaccination.

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the vaccine's manufacturer.

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the vaccine's manufacturer.

For more information about any other possible risks associated with this vaccine, please read the information provided with the vaccine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

Reference:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100004887.html

(accessed August 2010)
All information provided by Dr Gaurav Gupta, MD, Charak Clinics. Stamaril, Yellow Fever Vaccine is available at Charak Clinics, Chandigarh, North India for all travelers to Endemic Countries in Africa / Central & South America with WHO certificate of vaccination valid for 10 years. For details write to us at drgaurav-at-charakclinics.com (replace -at- by @) or call at 91-172-5092585, 91-9872303775 during Office Hours.