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  • 11(the) white plague —    obsolete    pulmonary tuberculosis    The illness attracted much euphemism because it killed many young adults:     When scarlet fever, cholera, typhoid fever, and the white plague (tuberculosis) took such a toll of young ladies in their prime …

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  • 12White band disease — is characterized by complete coral tissue degradation of Caribbean acroporid corals. Two species are affected, Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis (Gladfelter, 1982). The disease exhibits a sharp demarcation between apparently healthy coral… …

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  • 13plague — Synonyms and related words: afflict, affliction, aggravate, aggravation, ail, ambulatory plague, anguish, annoy, annoyance, apply pressure, badger, bait, bane, be at, be the matter, bedevil, beleaguer, beset, besiege, bevy, bitch, black death,… …

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  • 14plague — n 1. pestilence, epidemic, pandemic, pandemia, zymosis, (of animals) Pathol. epizootic, (of animals) Pathol. epizooty, (of animals) murrain, (of plants) epiphytotic; bubonic plague, black plague, black death; white plague, tuberculosis, TB,… …

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  • 15Plague (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… …

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  • 16White-tailed prairie dog — Conservation status Least Concern&#160 …

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  • 17Plague (1978 film) — Plague is a 1978 science fiction genre film, depicts a genetic engineering accident, a fertilizing bacterium that escapes from a laboratory in Canada. The films is also known internationally as Induced Syndrome (UK), M 3: The Gemini Strain or… …

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  • 18Plague of Athens — The Plague of Athens was a devastating epidemic which hit the city state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC), when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. It is believed to have entered… …

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  • 19Plague metal — Infobox Music genre name =Plague Metal bgcolor =crimson color =white stylistic origins =Death Metal Deathcore Heavy metal cultural origins =Early 1990s, Cleveland instruments =Electric guitar Bass guitar Drums Vocals popularity =Highest during… …

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  • 20White English Bulldog — Infobox Dogbreed name = White English Bulldog image caption = Hedden s Buddy Roe altname = Old English White, English White, White English nickname = White English country = United States life span = 10 16 years litter size = up to 16 The White… …

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