yellow fever

noun Pathology.

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.

Words nearby yellow fever

yellow cress, yellow daisy, yellow dog, yellow emperor, yellow enzyme, yellow fever, yellow fever vaccine, yellow fever virus, yellow fiber, yellow flag, yellow gentian

Origin of yellow fever

First recorded in 1730–40

Also called yellow jack.

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Examples from the Web for yellow fever

When the regiment reached the yellow-fever hospital it was found to be in a deplorable condition.
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army|T. G. Steward
The yellow-fever mosquito bites for the most part during the day, but will do so at any time when there is light.
Health on the Farm|H. F. Harris
A great many different adjectives are used in description of the countenances of yellow-fever patients.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
And I want to say at once that they have no yellow-fever nor earthquakes, and that they have not had a revolution for six years.
A Modern Instance|William Dean Howells

The human system is a field of reproduction and multiplication of yellow-fever poison.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for yellow fever

yellow fever

noun

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 aegyptiAlso called: yellow jack, black vomit

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Medical definitions for yellow fever

yellow fever

n.

An infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes of the genera Aedes, especially A. aegypti and Haemagogus, and characterized by high fever, jaundice, and vomit that is dark in color as a result of gastrointestinal hemorrhaging.

Scientific definitions for yellow fever

yellow fever

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A life-threatening infectious disease caused by a virus of the genus Flavivirus and characterized by fever, jaundice, and internal bleeding. Yellow fever occurs mainly in tropical regions of Africa and Latin America and is transmitted by mosquitoes.