yellow fever

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Definitions of yellow fever words

noun yellow fever an acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, caused by an RNA virus transmitted by a mosquito, especially Aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice. 1
noun yellow fever infectious febrile disease 1
uncountable noun yellow fever Yellow fever is a serious infectious disease that people can catch in tropical countries. 0
noun yellow fever an acute infectious disease of tropical and subtropical climates, characterized by fever, haemorrhages, vomiting of blood, and jaundice: caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of a female mosquito of the species Aedes aegypti 0
noun yellow fever an acute, infectious tropical disease caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of a mosquito (Aëdes aegypti) and characterized by fever, jaundice, vomiting, etc. 0
noun yellow fever (pathology) An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus and spread by mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination. 0

before 1730

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1730-40

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