bubonic plague definition by Wordo

Noun

A

contagious

,

often

fatal

,

epidemic

disease

caused

by

the

bacterium

,

transmitted

by

the

bite

of

fleas

from

an

infected

person

or

rodent

,

especially

a

rat

,

and

characterized

by

delirium

,

chills

,

fever

,

vomiting

,

diarrhea

,

and

the

formation

of

buboes

.