plague
rottidelt, oravatelt jm. närilistelt rotikirpude vahendusel inimesele leviv, bakteri Yersinia pestis tekitatud infektsioonhaigus, mis põhjustas keskajal (Eestis veel XVIII sajandil) hävitavaid epidee, a very severe, acute, and epidemic infectious disease that is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is found in rodents and their fleas, and is transmissible to humans