yellow fever
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- 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.
- An attraction to ethnically East Asian men or women, expressed by non-East Asian (especially white European male or white American) people.
- A lust for gold; an obsession with seeking gold ore.
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