A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. Synonyms: pest, pestilence, plague.
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Words linked to "Pestis" : septicemic plague, pulmonic plague, pneumonic plague, bubonic plague, plague pneumonia, glandular plague, epidemic disease |
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