yellow fevernoun [ U ]
uk/ˌjel.əʊ ˈfiː.vər/us/ˌjel.oʊ ˈfiː.vɚ/an infectious tropical disease that causes the skin to become yellow and can result in death
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Fevers & infectious diseases
- ague
- burn up
- chickenpox
- chlamydia
- dengue
- diphtheria
- Ebola
- EHF
- EVD
- feverish
- malaria
- meningitis
- pestilence
- plague
- polio
- quarantine
- scarlatina
- Staphylococcus infection
- typhoid fever
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- Mosquitoes have diseases like malaria and yellow fever, and those diseases can kill.