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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. infectious diseases
  3. viral diseases of animals and humans
  4. Flaviviridae infections
  5. Flavivirus infections
  6. yellow fever
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. infectious diseases
  3. viral diseases of animals and humans
  4. Flaviviridae infections
  5. Flavivirus infections
  6. yellow fever

Preferred term

yellow fever

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An acute infectious disease primarily of the tropics, caused by a virus and transmitted to man by mosquitoes of the genera Aedes and Haemagogus. The severe form is characterized by fever, hemolytic jaundice, and renal damage.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • yellow fever disease

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/214801

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