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Bubonic plague   /bjubˈɑnɪk pleɪg/   Listen
Bubonic plague

noun
1.
The most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person.  Synonyms: glandular plague, pestis bubonica.





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"Bubonic plague" Quotes from Famous Books



... that there should be intelligent action on the part of the Nation on the question of preserving the health of the country. Through the practical extermination in San Francisco of disease-bearing rodents our country has thus far escaped the bubonic plague. This is but one of the many achievements of American health officers; and it shows what can be accomplished with a better organization than at present exists. The dangers to public health from food adulteration and from ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various


Words linked to "Bubonic plague" :   pest, pestis ambulans, pestilence, plague, Black Plague, pestis, glandular plague, ambulant plague, ambulatory plague, Black Death


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