Pestis — synonyms, definition
1. pestis (Noun)
3 synonyms
pest pestilence plague
1 definition
pestis (Noun) — 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.
1 type of
epidemic disease
7 types
bubonic plague glandular plague pestis bubonica plague pneumonia pneumonic plague pulmonic plague septicemic plague