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 often gastrointestinal hemorrhaging. Also called yellow jack.

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yellow fever

Noun

an acute infectious tropical disease causing fever and jaundice, caused by certain mosquitoes

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yellow fever  (yl)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

yellow fever - caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito black vomit, yellow jack infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

Translations

yellow fever n → fiebre f amarilla

yellow fever n → fièvre f jaune

yellow fever yellow n → Gelbfieber nt

yellow fever n → febbre f gialla