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bubonic plague  

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  • Bubonic plague is the most common and curable form of the bacterial disease plague and is caused by infection with the Yersinia pestis bacterium. The term bubonic plague comes from the classic symptom of swollen glands, or buboes, on the body. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Bubonic Plague]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KT1985F3-P

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