- yellow fever virus
- a mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes yellow fever in Central and South America and Africa.
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yellow fever virus
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yellow fever virus — A togavirus (Class IV) with an RNA genome responsible for the disease of the name whose symptoms include fever and haemorrhage. Transmitted by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Haemagogus. Only one antigenic type of the virus known … Dictionary of molecular biology
Yellow fever — | MeshID = D015004Taxobox name = Yellow fever virus image caption = TEM micrograph: Multiple yellow fever virions (234,000x magnification). virus group = iv familia = Flaviviridae genus = Flavivirus type species = Yellow fever virus Yellow fever… … Wikipedia
yellow fever — Pathol. an acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, caused by an RNA virus transmitted by a mosquito, esp. Aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice. Also called yellow jack. [1730 40] * * * Acute… … Universalium
Yellow fever — An acute systemic (bodywide) illness caused by a virus called a Flavivirus. In severe cases, the viral infection causes a high fever, bleeding into the skin, and necrosis (death) of cells in the kidney and liver. The damage done to the liver from … Medical dictionary
yellow fever vaccine — [USP] a live virus vaccine prepared from an attenuated strain of yellow fever virus cultured in chick embryos; administered subcutaneously for prevention of yellow fever. It is recommended for persons over the age of 9 months residing or… … Medical dictionary
yellow fever — noun Date: 1739 an acute infectious disease of warm regions (as sub Saharan Africa and tropical South America) marked by sudden onset, prostration, fever, and headache and sometimes albuminuria, jaundice, and hemorrhage and caused by a flavivirus … New Collegiate Dictionary
yellow fever — ► NOUN ▪ a tropical disease caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, causing fever and jaundice and often fatal … English terms dictionary
yellow fever — ☆ yellow fever n. 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 … English World dictionary
Yellow fever vaccination — A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical areas in the Americas and Africa where yellow fever occurs. Because it is a live vaccine, it should not be given to infants or people… … Medical dictionary
yellow fever — noun a tropical virus disease transmitted by mosquitoes, which affects the liver and kidneys, causing fever and jaundice, and is often fatal … English new terms dictionary
