Four illustrations showing the progress of yellow fever in Observations sur la fièvre jaune, faites à Cadix, en 1819, Etienne Pariset and André Mazet, Paris, 1820
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Yellow fever is a viral infection that damages the liver. The resulting jaundice, or yellowing of the skin, is how the disease gets its name. Symptoms include a high fever, fatigue, body aches, chills, nausea, bleeding, and black vomit.
