Etymology
Origin of bubonic
Example Sentences
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In July, an Arizona resident died of the pneumonic form of the plague, which can develop when bacteria spread to the lungs of a patient with untreated bubonic plague.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025
But apart from family dynamics, Saklatvala was also deeply influenced by the devastation caused by the bubonic plague in Bombay in the late 1890s.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
In the U.S., an average of 7 cases of human plague is reported each year, according to the CDC, and about 80% of them are the bubonic form of the disease.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
However, European writings from Roman and medieval times clearly describe the arrival of bubonic plague and possibly smallpox from the east, so these germs could be of Chinese or East Asian origin.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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