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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''plage'', from Late Latin ''plaga'', from [[Latin]], blow; akin to Latin ''plangere'' to strike |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1a : a disastrous [[evil]] or affliction : calamity | *1a : a disastrous [[evil]] or affliction : calamity | ||
:b : a destructively numerous influx <a plague of locusts> | :b : a destructively numerous influx <a plague of locusts> | ||
*2a : an epidemic [[disease]] causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence | *2a : an epidemic [[disease]] causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence | ||
| − | :b : a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium ([ | + | :b : a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis Yersinia pestis]) and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms —called also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death black death] |
*3a : a cause of [[irritation]] : nuisance | *3a : a cause of [[irritation]] : nuisance | ||
:b : a sudden unwelcome outbreak <a plague of burglaries> | :b : a sudden unwelcome outbreak <a plague of burglaries> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Plague''' is a deadly [ | + | '''Plague''' is a deadly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_disease infectious disease] that is caused by the enterobacteria [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis Yersinia pestis], named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Yersin Alexandre Yersin]. Primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to [[humans]] via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout [[history]], due to the unrivaled [[scale]] of [[death]] and devastation it brought. Until June 2007, plague was one of only three [[diseases]] specifically reportable to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization World Health Organization] (the two other ones were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera cholera] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever yellow fever]). Depending on lung infection, or [[sanitary]] conditions, plague also can be spread in the [[air]], by direct contact, or by [[contaminated]] undercooked [[food]] or materials. The [[symptoms]] of plague depend on the [[concentrated]] areas of infection in each [[person]]: such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague bubonic plague] in lymph nodes, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septicemic_plague septicemic plague] in blood vessels, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonic_plague pneumonic plague] in lungs, and so on. Medicines can cure plague if detected early. Plague is still endemic in some parts of the world.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_%28disease%29#Second_Pandemic:_Black_Death] |
[[Category: Health]] | [[Category: Health]] | ||
[[Category: Biology]] | [[Category: Biology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:32, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike
Definitions
- 1a : a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity
- b : a destructively numerous influx <a plague of locusts>
- 2a : an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence
- b : a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms —called also black death
- 3a : a cause of irritation : nuisance
- b : a sudden unwelcome outbreak <a plague of burglaries>
Description
Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin. Primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout history, due to the unrivaled scale of death and devastation it brought. Until June 2007, plague was one of only three diseases specifically reportable to the World Health Organization (the two other ones were cholera and yellow fever). Depending on lung infection, or sanitary conditions, plague also can be spread in the air, by direct contact, or by contaminated undercooked food or materials. The symptoms of plague depend on the concentrated areas of infection in each person: such as bubonic plague in lymph nodes, septicemic plague in blood vessels, pneumonic plague in lungs, and so on. Medicines can cure plague if detected early. Plague is still endemic in some parts of the world.[1]
