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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]
Australia-wide: 535: 1900–1925: Bubonic plague. [10] Bushfires Australia-wide 479 2019–2020 The Black Summer bushfires killed 479 people; 34 people from flames, and 445 people from smoke exposure. Future deaths from cardiovascular conditions and cancer are predicted. Heat wave: Victoria: 438: 1938 Dec – 1939 Feb
1772–1773 Persian Plague: Bubonic plague 2 million – 1772–1773 Persia: 15 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic: Smallpox 2 million 33% of Japanese population [15] 735–737 Japan 16 Naples Plague: Bubonic plague 1.25 million – 1656–1658 Southern Italy 17 1889–1890 pandemic: Influenza or human coronavirus OC43 [16] [17] 1 million ...
Oregon reported a human case of the Bubonic plague, seemingly from a cat. Experts share symptoms, treatment, prevention, and what to know about the plague.
Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages when it was known as the Black Death.
The San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 was an epidemic of bubonic plague centered on San Francisco's Chinatown. It was the first plague epidemic in the continental United States. [1] The epidemic was recognized by medical authorities in March 1900, but its existence was denied for more than two years by California's Republican governor Henry ...
The bubonic plague is a devastating disease that kills your body from the inside out. 75 million people, including over half of Europe's population, were affected by the disease in the 14th century.
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3]