| yellow fever |
An acute infectious disease characterized by jaundice, epigastric tenderness, vomiting, hemorrhages, and a febrile course consisting of two paroxysms. There are two forms of yellow fever: urban, in which the transmission cycle is mosquito; and sylvan, in which the reservoir is wild primates. Also, in sylvan yellow fever, the mosquito will remain infected for life. Except for a few cases in Trinidad in 1954, urban yellow fever has not been reported in North or South America since 1942. ...
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| yellow fever vaccine |
a vaccine for yellow fever available for travelers to endemic (present or prevalent in a geographic location or population) areas. Yellow Fever is an acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a group B arbovirus and spread by a mosquito (Aedes aegypti). Characteristic features include: jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.
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| yellow fever |
A RNA virus that multiplies in the cytoplasm of cells; transmitted by arthropods.
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| yellow fever |
a viral disease that is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
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| yellow fever |
An acute, often-fatal, infectious disease of warm climates--caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes
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