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yellow fever

Rare Disease

MONDO:0020502

Also Known As

YFYellow JackYellow fever Virus infectionYellow fever virus caused disease or disorderYellow fever virus disease or disorderYellow fever virus infectious diseaseYellow fever, sylvanbronze Johnjungle yellow feversylvatic yellow feverurban yellow fever

Definition

Yellow fever (YF), caused by YF virus, is a zoonotic disease characterized by fever and constitutional symptoms, with the potential to progress to severe and fatal viral hemorrhagic fever with shock and multi-organ system failure.