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Priest Stopping Religious Festival Before Mice Spread An Outbreak Of The Plague Crossword Clue

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adjective

• (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously

noun

• a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

39%14Plague also known as the Black Plague
noun

• the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person

39%15 Famous epidemics include the Justinian Plague and the Great Plague of London
noun

• a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever

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