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The overall risk of death for all types of plague in the U.S., according to Mayo Clinic, is around 11%. The most important factor for survival is that medical attention begins promptly.
The plague killed two-thirds of the inhabitants of Helsinki, [53] and claimed a third of Stockholm's population. [54] Western Europe's last major epidemic occurred in 1720 in Marseilles, [45] in Central Europe the last major outbreaks happened during the plague during the Great Northern War, and in Eastern Europe during the Russian plague of ...
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. [1] One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. [1] These symptoms include fever, headaches, and vomiting, [1] as well as swollen and painful lymph nodes occurring in the area closest to where the bacteria entered the skin. [2]
1350 BC plague of Megiddo c. 1350 BC Megiddo, land of Canaan: Amarna letters EA 244, Biridiya, mayor of Megiddo complains to Amenhotep III of his area being "consumed by death, plague and dust" Unknown [29] Hittite Plague/"Hand of Nergal" c. 1330 BC Near East, Hittite Empire, Alashiya, possibly Egypt: Unknown, possibly Tularemia.
The Great Plague of Marseille, also known as the Plague of Provence, was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Western Europe. Arriving in Marseille , France , in 1720, the disease killed over 100,000 people: 50,000 in the city during the next two years and another 50,000 to the north in surrounding provinces and towns.
This form of plague causes the same fever, chills and weakness, as well as abdominal pain, shock and sometimes other symptoms like bleeding into the skin and blackened fingers, toes or the nose.
Other symptoms include a sudden fever, nausea, weakness, chills or muscle aches. Doctors test for the infection via a blood or tissue sample, then treat it with antibiotics.
Symptoms of the Bubonic Plague included painful and enlarged or swollen lymph nodes, headaches, chills, fatigue, vomiting, and fevers, and within 3 to 5 days, 80% of the victims would be dead. [1] Historians estimate that it reduced the total world population from 475 million to between 350 and 375 million.