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septicemic plague

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noun

Pathology.
  1. an especially dangerous form of plague in which the infecting organisms invade the bloodstream.


Etymology

Origin of septicemic plague

septicem(ia) + -ic

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One of the patients, John Tull, developed septicemic plague.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2017

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

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