A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
English: plague, pestilence, pest, pestis
pestilenceEnglish
pestilence, pest, plague, canker, pestis
Noun
Any epidemic disease with a high death rate
English: plague, pestilence, pest
A pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
English: pestilence, canker