Español > pestis: 1 sentido > nombre 1, stateSentido | 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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Sinónimos | peste, pestilencia, plaga |
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Específico | peste bubónica, peste glandular | The most common form of the plague in humans |
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peste neumónica, peste pneumónica | A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person |
peste septicémica | An especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream |
Inglés | plague, pestilence, pest, pestis |
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Catalán | pesta, pestis, plaga |
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Verbos | infestar | Cause to suffer a blight |
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