septicemic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The septicemic variant, which resulted from plague bacteria circulating directly into the bloodstream, was invariably fatal and, according to contemporary observers, seemed to kill within hours of the first onset of symptoms.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
There are different clinical forms of plague, though the most common are bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022
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
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
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