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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]
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 ...
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.
Symptoms to watch out for include swollen lymph nodes, sudden fever, head and body aches, weakness, vomiting and nausea, shortness of breath, chest pain, and cough, particularly with bloody mucus ...
The last human plague case in New Mexico involved a Torrance County resident in 2021, the agency said. Four people in the state had bubonic plague in 2020 and one died. Here’s what to know.
Septicemic plague; Other names: Septicaemic plague: Septicemic plague resulting in necrosis: Specialty: Infectious diseases : Symptoms: DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation) which causes : tissue death due to lack of circulation/perfusion to that tissue, bleeding into the skin and other organs, which can cause red and/or black patchy rash and hemoptysis/hermatemesis
Plague symptoms can manifest in a few ways. Bubonic plague — the kind contracted by the Oregon resident — happens when the plague bacteria gets into the lymph nodes. It can cause fever ...
Plague patients whose buboes swell to such a size that they burst tend to survive the disease. [3] Before the discovery of antibiotics, doctors often drained buboes with leeches or heated rods to save patients. [3] [5] Buboes are also symptoms of other diseases, such as chancroid and lymphogranuloma venereum.