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yellow fever
noun
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Word History
1738, in the meaning defined above
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“Yellow fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20fever. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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yellow fever
nounMedical Definition
yellow fever
nounNote: Yellow fever is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species Yellow fever virus) transmitted from monkey to human or human to human especially by the yellow-fever mosquito.
called also yellow jack
More from Merriam-Webster on yellow fever
Nglish: Translation of yellow fever for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about yellow fever
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