PNEUMONIC PLAGUE
\njuːmˈɒnɪk plˈe͡ɪɡ], \njuːmˈɒnɪk plˈeɪɡ], \n_j_uː_m_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k p_l_ˈeɪ_ɡ]\
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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
Word of the day
acquired lymphangiectasis
- L. due to lymphatic obstruction as from filarial elephantiasis.