Noun
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.
Synonyms: (obsolete) black vomit, (obsolete) yellow jack, (obsolete) Bulam fever
(informal) An attraction to ethnically East Asian men or women, expressed by non-East Asian (especially Caucasian) people.
Synonym: Asian fever
Hyponym: Japanese fever
(dated) A lust for gold; an obsession with seeking gold ore.
Synonym: gold fever
Man of old who could not fight disease and succumbed in multitudes to yellow fever or any other plague could not lay claim to dignity. Only the man who builds hospitals, discovers therapeutic techniques, and saves lives is blessed with dignity. Joseph B. Soloveitchik
About half of the residents had fled the city, including President George Washington. citation In colonial times, West Africa became known as "the white man's grave" because of malaria and yellow fever. Source: Internet
Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) should not be given because of its anticoagulant effect, which can be devastating in the case of internal bleeding that can occur with yellow fever. Source: Internet
A few days later, the first cases of yellow fever were discovered in Norfolk, and a machinist died from the disease on July 8. By August several people were dying per day, and a third of the city population had fled in the hopes of escaping the epidemic. Source: Internet
Although yellow fever is most prevalent in tropical-like climates, the northern United States were not exempted from the fever. Source: Internet
Although Dr. Reed has received much of the credit in United States history books for "beating" yellow fever, he had fully credited Dr. Finlay with the discovery of the yellow fever vector, and how it might be controlled. Source: Internet