bubonic plague
noun
: plague caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes
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Just as the real medieval world survived the bubonic plague, this one will likely survive its population crisis.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
Yersinia also includes pathogenic bacteria that cause tuberculosis and bubonic plague, diseases that have devastated humans.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
An average of seven cases of bubonic plague are reported in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
It's commonly understood that rat fleas transmitted the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, from rodents to people.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 June 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
Yersinia also includes pathogenic bacteria that cause tuberculosis and bubonic plague, diseases that have devastated humans.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2024
An average of seven cases of bubonic plague are reported in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
It's commonly understood that rat fleas transmitted the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, from rodents to people.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 June 2024
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