pneumonic plague
nounMedical Definition of pneumonic plague
: plague of an extremely virulent form that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Yersinia (Y. pestis synonym Pasteurella pestis), involves chiefly the lungs, and usually is transmitted from person to person by droplet infection — compare bubonic plague
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