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septicemic plague
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | septicemic plague - an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to personpest, pestilence, pestis, plague - a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
EncyclopediaSeebubonic plaguesepticemic plague
sep·ti·ce·mic plaguea generally fatal form of plague in which there is an intense bacteremia with symptoms of profound toxemia. Synonym(s): pestis sideranssepticemic plagueSevere bubonic plague; septicemia may precede the formation of buboes.See also: plaguesepticemic plague
Related to septicemic plague: pneumonic plague, bubonic plague, septicemia, Yersinia pestisWords related to septicemic plaguenoun an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstreamRelated Words- pest
- pestilence
- pestis
- plague
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