yellow fever

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (uncountable) 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. (figuratively, slang, uncountable) An attraction to ethnically East Asian men or women, expressed by non-East Asian (especially white European male or white American) people.
3. (dated, figuratively, uncountable) A lust for gold; an obsession with seeking gold ore.

Konzepte

Gelbfieber

Synonyme

black vomit

yellow jack

jaundice

febris flava

Übersetzungen

fièvre jaune

fiebre amarilla

febbre gialla

febre groga

febre amarela

Febre Amarela

Febre-amarela

gele koorts

κίτρινος πυρετός

peste américaine

vomi noir

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