ICD-11 definition : Pneumonic plague is a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as
Pasteurella pestis) involving the lung. The lungs are seeded by hematogenous spread
or from inhalation of the pathogen.;
Pneumonic plague is a zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as
Pasteurella pestis) involving the lung. The lungs are seeded by hematogenous spread
or from inhalation of the pathogen.