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    plague
    /pleɪɡ/

    noun

    • 1. a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).
    • 2. an unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage: "a plague of locusts" Similar huge numberinfestationepidemicinvasion

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLAGUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PLAGUE definition: 1. to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time: 2. to annoy…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › plaguePlague Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PLAGUE is a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity. How to use plague in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Plague.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › plaguePLAGUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration, transmitted to humans from rats by means of the bites of fleas. Compare bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Plague_(disease)Plague (disease) - Wikipedia

    Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Symptoms include fever, weakness and headache. Usually this begins one to seven days after exposure. There are three forms of plague, each affecting a different part of the body and causing associated symptoms.

  6. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsPlague - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jul 7, 2022 · Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. It is transmitted between animals through fleas. Humans can be infected through: the bite of infected vector fleas. unprotected contact with infectious bodily fluids or contaminated materials.

  7. www.britannica.com › science › plaguePlague | Definition, Symptoms, & History | Britannica

    May 30, 2024 · Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacterium transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas. Plague has caused some of the most-devastating epidemics in history. It was the disease behind the Black Death of the 14th century, when as much as one-third of Europe’s population died.

  8. www.who.int › health-topics › plaguePlague - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. The disease is transmitted between animals via their fleas and, as it is a zoonotic bacterium, it can also transmit from animals to humans.

  9. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › plaguePlague - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 20, 2023 · Plague is a serious illness caused by a germ called Yersinia pestis. The germs mostly live in small rodents and their fleas. The most common way for humans to get plague is a flea bite.

  10. www.who.int › news-room › questions-and-answersPlague - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Oct 23, 2017 · What is plague? What are the types of plague and how do people become infected? What are the symptoms of plague? How does pneumonic differ from bubonic plague? How can I protect myself from being infected with plague? What should I do if I suspect I have plague? How do you diagnose plague? How can plague be treated?

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › plaguePlague Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PLAGUE meaning: 1 : a large number of harmful or annoying things; 2 : a disease that causes death and that spreads quickly to a large number of people