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Word: bubonic plague (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • disease 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.

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