yellow fever

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

fièvre jaune

peste américaine

vomi noir

Synonymes

black vomit

yellow jack

jaundice

febris flava

Traductions

Gelbfieber

fiebre amarilla

febbre gialla

febre amarela

febre groga

κίτρινος πυρετός

Febre Amarela

Febre-amarela

gele koorts

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