yellow fever

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

gele koorts

Synoniemen

black vomit

yellow jack

jaundice

febris flava

Vertalingen

fièvre jaune

Gelbfieber

fiebre amarilla

febbre gialla

febre groga

febre amarela

حَمَّى صَفْرَاء

peste américaine

Febre Amarela

Febre-amarela

κίτρινος πυρετός

vomi noir