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Plague

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004974

An acute infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004974
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsbubonic plague
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoBacterial infections; Yersinia pestis
TranslationsSpanish: peste bubónica
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004974",
  "term": "Plague",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An acute infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.",
  "synonyms": [
    "bubonic plague"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "bacterial infections",
    "Yersinia pestis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "peste bubónica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/plague/"
}

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