yellow fever

n. untreatable tropical disease that is transmitted by mosquito stings

Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or vomito negro, or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease. It is an important cause of hemorrhagic illness in many African and South American countries despite existence of an effective vaccine. The yellow refers to the jaundice symptoms that affect some patients.
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Yellow Fever! is a 2006 tribute album by Señor Coconut Y Su Conjunto (Uwe Schmidt). It is an album of covers done in a Latin American style.This album is similar to the Kraftwerk tribute album released in 2000, but is a tribute album dedicated to the Yellow Magic Orchestra. The three original members of the Yellow Magic Orchestra appear on this album as well as Towa Tei and Mouse on Mars.Between each cover song, there is a small original interludes by Senor Coconut.
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Yellow fever, which is also known as sylvatic fever and viral hemorrhagic fever or VHF, is a severe infectious disease [more]Yellow fever - Community and Resources

Noun
1. caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
(synonym) yellow jack, black vomit
(hypernym) infectious disease

An acute systemic (bodywide) viral illness with in severe cases a high fever, bleeding into the skin and death of cells (necrosis) in kidney and liver, the liver damage causing intense jaundice (yellowing). Yellow fever once ravaged port cities in the U.S. including Philadelphia and New York. It occurs in tropical areas of Africa and the Americas. The mosquito vector (carrier) was found through the research of the Cuban physician Carlos Juan Finlay and the American army doctor Walter Reed.