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french pox — noun see french plague * * * Older Use (sometimes offensive). syphilis. [1495 1505] * * * French pox noun (obsolete) Syphilis • • • Main Entry: ↑French … Useful english dictionary
Plague (disease) — Plague is a deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis) . Plague is a zoonotic, primarily carried by rodents (most notably rats) and spread to humans via fleas. Plague is notorious throughout… … Wikipedia
Plague, The — (French, La Peste), a novel (1947) by Albert Camus. * * * … Universalium
Plague, The — (French, La Peste), a novel (1947) by Albert Camus … Useful english dictionary
French Campaign in Egypt and Syria — This article is about the land campaign. For the naval campaign and wider strategic setting, see Mediterranean campaign of 1798. Egyptian Campaign Part of the French Revolutionary Wars … Wikipedia
plague — plaguer, n. /playg/, n., v., plagued, plaguing. n. 1. an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence. 2. an infectious, epidemic disease caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, characterized by fever, chills, and prostration,… … Universalium
French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the … Universalium
Plague — The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly infects rats and other rodents. Rodents are the prime reservoir for the bacteria. Fleas function as the prime vectors carrying the bacteria from one… … Medical dictionary
Plague, Great — The "Great Plague" that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague is a highly contagious, infectious, virulent, devastating disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis which mainly… … Medical dictionary
French ship Oriflamme (1744) — Career (France) Name: Oriflamme Buil … Wikipedia
