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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 bubonic plague was the most commonly seen form during the Black Death. The bubonic form of the plague has a mortality rate of thirty to seventy-five percent and symptoms include fever of 38–41 °C (101–105 °F), headaches, painful aching joints, nausea and vomiting, and a general feeling of malaise.
The plague can also spread through the respiratory droplets of a patient who has pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is the most deadly and easiest to spread, with a nearly 100% fatality rate ...
The plague can also spread through the respiratory droplets of a patient who has pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is the most deadly and easiest to spread, with a nearly 100% fatality rate untreated, said Lisa Morici, a microbiologist and immunologist in the Tulane University School of Medicine.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. 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 ...
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Significantly, the region of Vetlianka in this area is near a population of the bobak marmot, a small rodent considered a very dangerous plague reservoir. The last significant Russian outbreak of Plague was in Siberia in 1910 after sudden demand for marmot skins (a substitute for sable) increased the price by 400