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Septicemic plague — Septicemic (or septicaemic) plague is a deadly blood infection by yersinia pestis, a gram negative bacterium. PathophysiologyThe disease can result from bubonic and pneumonic plague when bacteria enter the blood from the lymphatic and respiratory … Wikipedia
septicemic plague — noun an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person • Hypernyms: ↑plague, ↑pestilence, ↑pest, ↑pestis * * * Pathol. an especially dangerous … Useful english dictionary
septicemic plague — an acute fulminating form of plague with high density bacteremia and fever, chills, prostration, abdominal pain, shock, and bleeding into skin and other organs. It can occur as a complication of bubonic or pneumonic plague, or can be a primary… … Medical dictionary
plague septicemia — septicemic plague … Medical dictionary
Plague (disease) — Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis) . Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas. Plague is notorious throughout… … Wikipedia
Plague — may refer to:In medicine: * Plague (disease), a specific disease caused by Yersinia pestis . There are three major manifestations ** Bubonic plague ** Septicemic plague ** Pneumonic plague * Any bubo causing disease * A pandemic caused by such a… … Wikipedia
plague — plaguer, n. /playg/, n., v., plagued, plaguing. n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. 2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration,… … Universalium
Plague — The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly infects rats and other rodents. Rodents are the prime reservoir for the bacteria. Fleas function as the prime vectors carrying the bacteria from one… … Medical dictionary
plague — Synonyms and related words: afflict, affliction, aggravate, aggravation, ail, ambulatory plague, anguish, annoy, annoyance, apply pressure, badger, bait, bane, be at, be the matter, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, bevy, bitch, black death,… … Moby Thesaurus
plague — I. noun Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike more at plaint Date: 14th century 1. a. a disastrous evil or affliction ; calamity b. a destructively numerous influx < a plague of … New Collegiate Dictionary
