Plague - Medicine and Agriculture

Medicine and Agriculture

  • The disease caused by Yersinia pestis. There are three major manifestations:
    • Bubonic plague
    • Septicemic plague
    • Pneumonic plague
  • An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
  • A pandemic caused by such a disease
  • A plague of insects such as locusts
    • A massive attack of other pests afflicting agriculture
    • Overpopulation in wild animals afflicting the environment and/or agriculture

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