Engelsk navneord: pestis | |||
1. | pestis (om tilstand) 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 | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pest, pestilence, plague | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | epidemic disease | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica, plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague, septicemic plague | ||