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==Overview==
The '''bubonic plague''' or ''bubonic fever'' is the best-known variant of the deadly [[infectious disease]] caused by the [[Enterobacteriaceae|enterobacteria]] ''[[Yersinia pestis]]''.  The epidemiological use of the term ''[[plague]]'' is currently applied to bacterial infections that cause ''[[bubo]]es'', although historically the medical use of the term plague has been applied to [[pandemic]] infections in general.
 
==References==
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