What is "jungle fever"

n. 1 (context medicine English) Any of several tropical diseases, but especially malaria. 2 (context slang English) Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.

n. severe form of malaria occurring in tropical regions

Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romance drama film written, produced, and directed by Spike Lee, and stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, and Anthony Quinn. As Spike Lee's fifth feature-length film, the film explores an interracial relationship—its conception and downfall—against the urban backdrop of the streets of New York City in the 1990s.

Jungle Fever is the 1991 soundtrack album by American R&B musician Stevie Wonder to Spike Lee's movie Jungle Fever. It was released by Motown Records.

The term jungle fever may refer to:

• Tropical diseases such as malaria
• Jungle Fever, a 1991 film directed by Spike Lee.
• Jungle Fever (soundtrack), a 1991 soundtrack album by Stevie Wonder released on Motown
• Jungle Fever, album by Nigerian singer Blackface
• "Jungle Fever", a song by The Chakachas
• Jungle Fever, album by The Chakachas
• "Jungle Fever", the B-side of the 1962 single " Telstar" by Geoff Goddard
• Jungle Fever, an Atari 2600 video game published by Playaround
• Jungle Fever, a slang term which describes an attraction by a white person towards a black person.The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z. Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor.

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"Jungle Fever" is a 1971 song performed by Belgian group The Chakachas, written by Bill Ador and issued by Polydor Records. The song reached #8 in the 1972 United States Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #29 in the United Kingdom. "Jungle Fever" was banned by the BBC, who took exception to the song's heavy breathing and moaning. The song was a greater success in America, selling over one million copies and being awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in March 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 51 song for 1972.

Jungle Fever is a Latin soul album by The Chakachas.