English

Noun

yellow fever ‎(uncountable)

1. (pathology) 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.
2. (slang) The attraction of a person of non-East Asian descent towards people of East Asian descent.

Synonyms

• black vomit (obsolete)
• yellow jack (obsolete)
• Bulam fever (obsolete)

Derived terms

• yellow-fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

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