English Dictionary

yellow fever

noun

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.

Yellow fever is a serious viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes.

意味（1）

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.

The town up the road was overcome by yellow fever, he said. All travelers warned away.

意味（2）

(usually derogatory) A perceived sexual preference for ethnically East Asian women expressed by certain non-East Asian (especially Caucasian) men; racial fetishism towards East Asian women.

意味（3）

(dated) A lust for gold; an obsession with seeking gold ore.

He's got the yellow fever; Once get the sight of gold and you are poisoned.