plaga

Definitions of plaga
  1. noun
    a persistently annoying person
    synonyms: lapa, machacón, moscardón, moscón, pelma, pesado, quiltro
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    atormentador
    someone who torments
  2. noun
    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
    synonyms: peste, pestilencia
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    peste bubónica
    the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
    peste pneumónica
    a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever
    peste septicémica
    an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person
    peste negra
    the epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe
  3. noun
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
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    fitopatología
    a disease that affects plants
  4. noun
    something causing misery or death
    synonyms: azote, castigo, lacra, perdición, ruina, veneno
  5. noun
    the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
    synonyms: infestación, raid
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