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A plague is a term applied to any epidemic
DISEASE with a high mortality rate, but it
usually refers to the bubonic plague. This is
a disease transmitted by fleas (carried by
the black rat) which infect the sufferer
with the bacillus Yersinia pestis. An early
symptom is swelling of lymph nodes, usually
in the armpit and groin.
Subject by: Vince Pike