BUBONIC PLAGUE
\bjuːbˈɒnɪk plˈe͡ɪɡ], \bjuːbˈɒnɪk plˈeɪɡ], \b_j_uː_b_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k p_l_ˈeɪ_ɡ]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the most common form of the plague; characterized by delirium and the formation of buboes; does not spred from person to person
By Princeton University
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An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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