bubonicplague

bubonicplague
bu·bon·ic plague (bo͞o-bŏnʹĭk, byo͞o-) n.
A contagious, often fatal epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia (syn. Pasteurella) pestis, transmitted from person to person or by the bite of fleas from an infected rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

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