Bubonic plague
Bubonic 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.
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Virus and bubonic plague are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virus" instead a noun phrase "Bubonic plague".
Virus
Virus noun - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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Bubonic plague and virus are semantically related. You can use "Bubonic plague" instead a noun "Virus".
Nearby Word: viral
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- When Seanan McGuire contacted the CDC for advice about the virus in Newsflesh, she discovered that they were already fans of her song about why the Black Death wasn't the bubonic plague.
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SCP-1249 releases a liquid that contains infectious pathogens such as smallpox, leprosy, the bubonic plague and the Ebola virus.
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