septicemic plague
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of septicemic plague
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The bacterium that cause plague, Yersinia pestis, can cause several types of potentially fatal illnesses: bubonic plague, pneumonic plague and septicemic plague.
From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2015
The last time someone died of the plague in the United States was in 2013 in New Mexico, a case of the less-common septicemic plague, the same form Gaes is believed to have had.
From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2015
In the days after they were bitten, Mr. Tull, a burly, athletic lawyer — a former prosecutor who volunteered with search-and-rescue teams — developed septicemic plague, as the infection spread throughout his body.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2013
John is the only person in medical history to survive an advanced stage of septicemic plague.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2012
Like septicemic plague, it is difficult to diagnose and is not infrequently mistaken for other diseases.
From Time Magazine Archive
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