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bubonic plague vs. Black Death
noun
- a serious, sometimes fatal, infection with the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized by high fever, weakness, and the formation of buboes, especially in the groin and armpits.
noun
- a form of bubonic plague that spread over Europe in the 14th century and killed an estimated quarter of the population.