anti-plague
adjective
(alsoantiplague)uk/ˌæn.tiˈpleɪɡ/us/ˌæn.taɪˈpleɪɡ/intendedtoprotectagainstplague, a veryinfectiousandseriousdiseasecausedbybacteriaspreadmainlybyfleas(=smallinsectsthatbite)onratsor otheranimals:
In 1896, when theplaguebrokeout in Bombay, sheallowedhersonto beinjectedwith the anti-plagueserum.
an anti-plaguerecipeofherbs
- Theauthoritiesinstitutedanaggressiveprogrammeof anti-plaguemeasures.
- The antiplagueserumwasconceivedbetween 1894 and 1895 at the PasteurInstitute.
- Between 1897 and 1925, 26 milliondosesof Haffkine's anti-plaguevaccineweresentout.
Fevers & infectious diseases
- ague
- anthrax
- anti-malaria
- anti-malarial
- anti-typhoid
- Black Death
- delirium
- fevered
- German measles
- HPV
- Lassa fever
- leishmaniasis
- Lyme disease
- malarial
- measles
- meningitis
- mononucleosis
- polio
- rheumatic fever
- sunstroke
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Medicines & drugs: preventing infection