bubonic plague
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
bubonic plague (countable and uncountable, plural bubonic plagues)
- (pathology) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.
Translations[edit]
disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis
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