pneumonic plague
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pneumonic plague
First recorded in 1895–1900
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A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
In modern times, there are about 1,000 to 3,000 cases of pneumonic plague each year.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
In 1910, when a contagious pneumonic plague was ravaging northeastern China, a physician there concluded that the disease traveled through the air.
From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2020
In China, health officials have reported a rare outbreak of pneumonic plague after two cases were confirmed this week in Beijing.
From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2019
The disease extends from the rat to man chiefly by means of the fleas which contain the bacilli, and in cases of pneumonic plague from man to man by means of sputum infection.
From Disease and Its Causes by Councilman, William Thomas
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