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词汇 bubonic plague
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bubonic plague
noun [ U ] uk/bjuːˌbɒn.ɪk ˈpleɪɡ/ us/bjuːˌbɑː.nɪk ˈpleɪɡ/
腺鼠疫;腹股沟淋巴结鼠疫
the most common form of plague, a very infectious disease caused by bacteria spread mainly by fleas (= small insects that bite) on rats or other animals, that causes swelling, fever, and usually death in humans
Bubonic plague is believed to have killed around one-third of the population of Europe in the 14th century.
Compared with deaths from the bubonic plague, these figures are low.
Compare: Black Death
    更多例句
  • Health workers in the region have documented outbreaks of polio, whooping cough and even bubonic plague.
  • A capuchin monkey at the zoo died of bubonic plague.
  • Rats spread bubonic plague when fleas that bite them jump to humans and bite them too.
  • He writes how the Princess contracted the bubonic plague and died five days later.
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