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这几天关于鼠疫的新闻经常出没于朋友圈，鼠疫英文怎么说呢？
plague [pleɪɡ] 鼠疫；瘟疫
The Chaoyang district government in Beijing recently reported two confirmed cases of plague, but the risk of the disease spreading further in the capital is extremely low and there is no need for panic, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. （Chinadaily.com ）
Plague - is a very infectious disease that usually result in death . The patient has a sever fever and swellings on his or her body.
infectious [ɪnˈfekʃəs] 传染性的
swelling [ˈswelɪŋ] 肿胀
而国外网站用的是 pneumonic [nju(ː)ˈmɒnɪk] (肺的) plague , 的确，国内新闻报道的都是用的肺鼠疫，而不是单单鼠疫，所以严谨的来说，应该是pneumonic plague
pneu 或者 pneum 这个前缀的意思是肺，空气，呼吸的意思。
pneumatic [njuːˈmætɪk] 气动的；充气的
pneumatic tire 充气的轮胎, 反义词 solid tire 实心轮胎。
pneumonia [njuːˈməʊniə] 肺炎
black death 黑死病
Yersinia pestis 鼠疫杆菌
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