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YELLOW FEVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
Synonyms:
black vomit; yellow fever; yellow jack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("yellow fever" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
Context examples:
It works even in people who have suffered from dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya; since Aedes aegyptis is the main vector for all these diseases, it is common for laboratory tests not to be able to differentiate between them.
(New blood test to detect Zika approved in Brazil, SciDev.Net)
Dr. Trindade tried to ease the widespread concern over yellow fever.
(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)
Myrna Bonaldo, head of the IOC Laboratory for Flavivirus Molecular Biology and another research coordinator, dismissed any possibility that the mutation may compromise the effectiveness of the vaccine used against yellow fever.
(Brazil scientists find mutations in yellow fever virus, Agência Brasil)
Topical application of VU041 was toxic to both insecticide-susceptible and insecticide-resistant strains of female mosquitoes, including both Anopheles gambiae (malaria carrier) and Aedes aegypti (dengue, yellow fever, and Zika virus carrier).
(Novel insecticide blocks mosquitoes’ ability to urinate, NIH)
By using corn starch along with the essential oil of the thyme plant, researchers from Brazil and the United States have managed to develop a low-cost, biodegradable larvicide system that can kill the larvae of the yellow fever mosquito.
(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)
We need to monitor humans and animal health as one single issue, because monkeys are part of the yellow fever cycle in the wild, she explained.
(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)
It is almost impossible to eradicate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the vector for dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever, said the chair of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Dr. Nísia Trindade.
(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)
