Pneumonic plague is a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis) involving the lung. The lungs are seeded by hematogenous spread or from inhalation of the pathogen.
Also indexed as
Pneumonic plagueSecondary pneumonic plagueplague of lungplague pneumoniapneumonia due to yersinia pestisprimary pneumonic plaguepulmonary plague