OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20565

yellow fever

Meanings (ES + gloss)
fiebre amarilla
An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.
The town up the road was overcome by yellow fever, he said. All travelers warned away.
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