ambulatory plague

• Terme historique désignant une forme bénigne ou non mortelle de peste bubonique, où la personne infectée reste mobile et capable de marcher; souvent utilisé pour décrire des épidémies moins graves, en particulier dans les récits historiques.

An archaic term referring to a mild or non-fatal form of the bubonic plague that allowed the infected person to remain mobile or walk, often used historically to describe less severe outbreaks.

1. Mild form of plagueC2formal

   A mild, non-fatal form of bubonic plague where the patient remains able to walk and function, often without severe symptoms.

   peste ambulatoire

   • Historians describe cases of ambulatory plague during medieval outbreaks.
   • The patient with ambulatory plague showed only mild fever and swelling.
   • Unlike the septicemic form, ambulatory plague rarely leads to death.