pestis 1

rzeczownikdomena: stan

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

Angielski

Definicja

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

Synonimy

Hyponym

bubonic plague 1

rzeczownik

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

pneumonic plague 1

rzeczownik

a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever

septicemic plague 1

rzeczownik

an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person

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