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Yersinia
Yersinia is the term for a group of bacteria, one of which causes what is commonly known as the plague. This infection is spread by rodents and can cause pneumonia, bleeding, and large bumps from inflamed lymph nodes. Another type of Yersinia causes diarrhea.
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