bubonic plague
noun
: plague caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and characterized especially by the formation of buboes
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This type of plague can develop from untreated septicemic or bubonic plague, or when a person inhales infectious droplets coughed out by a person or animal with plague.
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Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
If untreated, bubonic plague mortality rates may be somewhere between 30 to 60 percent, depending on the situation.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
Antibiotic-resistant microbes such as Staphylococcus aureus already exist; one awaits with trepidation an antibiotic-resistant strain of bubonic plague.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2021
Septicemic plague can develop on its own or from untreated bubonic plague.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 15 July 2025
If untreated, bubonic plague mortality rates may be somewhere between 30 to 60 percent, depending on the situation.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
Antibiotic-resistant microbes such as Staphylococcus aureus already exist; one awaits with trepidation an antibiotic-resistant strain of bubonic plague.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 18 May 2021
Septicemic plague can develop on its own or from untreated bubonic plague.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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“Bubonic plague.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bubonic%20plague. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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