What is difference between jaundice and yellow fever?

Answer 1

Jaundice is a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), and other mucous membrances caused by hyperbilirubinemia (increased levels of bilirubin in the blood). The term jaundice comes from the French word jaune, meaning yellow.

Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. The yellow fever virus is transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes. The origin of the disease is most likely to be Africa, from where it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century. In the 19th century, yellow fever was deemed one of the most dangerous Infectious Diseases.