PULMONIC PLAGUES
\pʌlmˈɒnɪk plˈe͡ɪɡz], \pʌlmˈɒnɪk plˈeɪɡz], \p_ʌ_l_m_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k p_l_ˈeɪ_ɡ_z]\
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An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.
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