bubonic plague

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === bubonic plague (countable and uncountable, plural bubonic plagues) (pathology) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Black Death