Term: plague: 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
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: third person: pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: botulism: food poisoning from ingesting botulin; not infectious; affects the CNS; can be fatal if not treated promptly
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: bank gravel: gravel as found in natural deposits
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: astrophyton: includes many of the basket stars
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: tubercle bacillus: cause of tuberculosis
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: evenness: the quality of being balanced
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: aspidistra: evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: sanctuary: a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: vol-au-vent: puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce
Broader: epidemic disease: any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people | Unrelated: physique: constitution of the human body