01Certain infectious or parasitic diseases Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases 1B93Plague
1B93.0
category
Bubonic plague
Definition Bubonic plague (bubo; Greek : swollen lymphnode) is a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis), circulating mainly among small rodents and their infective fleas and affects the lymph nodes.
Also indexed as
Bubonic plague Pestis bubonica
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