ALL meanings of yellow fever
yel·low fe·ver
Y y - noun yellow fever infectious febrile disease 1
- 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 (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
- noun yellow fever (Slang) The attraction of a person of non-East Asian descent towards people of East Asian descent. 0
- 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