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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]
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] The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas and through the air.
U.S. Army doctors in the Philippines infected 5 prisoners with bubonic plague directly, and separately induced beriberi in 29 prisoners resulting in the deaths of four test subjects. [17] In 1906, Professor Richard P. Strong of Harvard University intentionally infected 24 Filipino prisoners with a live cholera vaccine, which had somehow become ...
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.
The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents like prairie dogs and rats. There are two other forms of the plague: septicemic plague ...
Doctors test for the infection via a blood or tissue sample, then treat it with antibiotics. The bubonic plague that killed more than a third of Europe's population in the fourteenth century was ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium This article is about the disease caused by Yersinia pestis. For other uses, see Plague. Medical condition Plague Yersinia pestis seen at 200× magnification with a fluorescent label. Specialty Infectious disease Symptoms Fever, weakness ...
Blood smear taken from a patient with bubonic plague. Note the safety pin appearance of Yersinia pestis. Magnification ×1000. Wayson stain. The Wayson stain is a basic fuchsin-methylene blue, ethyl alcohol-phenol microscopic staining procedure. It was originally a modified methylene blue stain used for diagnosing bubonic plague. [1]