yellow fever Definition
☆ yellow fever
noun
an acute, infectious tropical disease caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of a mosquito (Aëdes aegypti) and characterized by fever, jaundice, vomiting, etc.
yellow fever Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contract: A few months later, while visiting troops in Mobile, Alabama, he contracted yellow fever and died on July 3, 1849.
- include: These vaccines include yellow fever, ' live ' typhoid and ' live ' oral poliomyelitis ( polio ).
Adjective modifier
typhoid: Recommended vaccinations include Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, yellow fever, polio, meningococcal diseases and rabies.
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