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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈyel•low ˈfe•ver, n. [uncountable]- Pathologya serious, often fatal, infectious disease of warm climates, causing fever, liver damage, and jaundice.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yel′low fe′ver, [Pathol.]- Pathologyan acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, caused by an RNA virus transmitted by a mosquito, esp. Aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice. Also called yellow jack.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yellow fever n - 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
Also called: yellow jack
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