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plague  

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  • An infectious disease caused by bacteria (Yersinia pestis). Bubonic plague is the commonest form, characterised by swollen lymph nodes (bubo) and typically spread by fleas carried by rodents, such as the black rat (Rattus rattus). [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; plague]

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