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My family says that i have yellow fever by looking at my eyes and there telling me to look at the sun but when i do i can.can yellow fever still be here and should i look at the sun .we did not look at a doctor yet.they jest told me at a party yesterday

Answer 1

You need to see a doctor about this. Don't rely on the others ideas.

Answer 2

A particular tint of yellow in the eyes is called icterus and the same tint of yellow in the skin is called jaundice.

If someone is icteric or jaundiced, doctors get VERY interested because it means that there is an elevated level of a substance called bilirubin in the blood. Because the liver is responsible for getting rid of bilirubin from the body, a rise in the level of bilirubin can be an early sign that the liver is not working properly.

Icterus/jaundice ALWAYS needs to be evaluated by a doctor. If there is any concern that you may have this, you should see one straightaway.

Yellow fever is viral infection which causes liver failure. Because the liver fails in this illness, people turn yellow (they also have high fevers which is why they call it yellow fever). Yellow fever is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito and it's quite uncommon in the US (more common in the tropics). While yellow fever can be a cause of icterus/jaundice, it's a VERY uncommon cause in the US. More likely is the other types of liver damage.

Sometimes newborns get jaundice because they have immature livers when they're born. It can be dangerous because high levels of bilirubin can cause brain damage in infants (called kernicterus). When newborns are jaundiced, the pediatrician will often have the parents expose the child to indirect sunlight - this helps the skin convert the bilirubin into a form that's easier for the body to get rid of.

This is only useful for infants. Exposing adults to sunlight does not help. This is because adult brains are not damaged by elevated levels of bilirubin. This is probably where your family got the mistaken idea that looking at the sun would help.

Bottom line: If your eyes or skin are yellow, see a doctor and see if s/he thinks it's jaundice. If it is, further testing is required.

Answer 3

Bye no means should you look at the sun that will damage your eyes. I don't know why they would say that unless it was a joke.

Answer 4

It could be something serious like liver problems. Go to the doctor asap.