septicemic plague

/ˈsɛptəˌsimɪk pleɪg/
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Definitions of septicemic plague
  1. noun
    an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
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    pest, pestilence, pestis, plague
    a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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