hemorrhage

from the mucous membranes; primarily a disease of rodents and is transmitted to man by fleas which have bitten infected animals, am'bulantp., am'bulatory p., (i) a seemingly mild form in which the patient does not take to the bed, but which is often fatal; (2) pest is minor, larval p. bub on'ic p., the usual form of p., marked by inflammatory enlargement of the lymphatic glands in the groins, axillae, or other parts, glan'dular p., bubonic p. lar'val p., pest is minor, a very mild form, in which bubos are usually present, but the signs of constitutional involvement are slight or wanting entirely. pneumon'ic p., a peculiarly fatal form in which there are scattered areas of pu'monary consolidation, with chill, pain in the side, bloody expectoration, and high fever, septice'mic p., pest is siderans, a generally fatal form in which there is an intense bacteriemia with symptoms of profound toxemia. Sibe'rian p., a cattle disease of Siberia and Manchuria, swine p., hog* cholera.