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pneumonic plague

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pneumonic plague [nu̇′män·ik ′plāg]
(medicine)
A virulent type of plague in humans, with lung involvement.


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A marmot was at the root of a pneumonic plague outbreak in northwest China that has claimed three lives, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
A marmot was at the root of a pneumonic plague outbreak in northwest China that has claimed three lives, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.
Summary: Chinese authorities have lifted a quarantine order that was imposed on a remote town of 10,000 people to contain a deadly outbreak of pneumonic plague, according to a report Sunday.
 
 
 
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