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yersinia pestis - Definition: (Source: MedicineNet)

Yersinia pestis: The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death ) and later in the Middle Ages decimated Europe. The effects of the plague are described in the nursery rhyme "We all fall down." ...
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About yersinia pestis (Source: MayoClinic)

Plague is a life-threatening infection caused by the organism Yersinia pestis. There are three types of plague. Bubonic plague is the most common type in humans. Infected fleas transmit Y. pestis primarily among rodents. When an outbreak kills many rodents, infected fleas can jump to other animals and humans, spreading the infection. Improved living conditions and health services have made human outbreaks uncommon, but occasional plague cases occur. ...
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