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" : glandular plague, bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, plague pneumonia, epidemic disease, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague |
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