The word "bubonic" refers to a type of infectious disease called bubonic plague, which is spread by fleas and caused by a bacterium. It is characterized by swollen lymph nodes, high fever, and can be deadly if not treated. Full definition
The film takes place in 1348 during the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England. (shockya.com)
Additionally, it should be worth pointing out that the extirpation of cats was an important factor in the spread of bubonic plague in Europe, due to the absence of cats as predators upon the plague - infected rodent populations of the continent. (animals24-7.org)
Symptomized with an obsession with a group of people which compromises roughly the same amount of people who died from bubonic plague since 1945. (thelunchtray.com)