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  2. Bubonic plague - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Black Death - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Plague (disease) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. A Person in Oregon Contracted the Bubonic Plague ... - AOL

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    The Bubonic plague (also referred to as the “human plague” or simply “the plague”) has been detected in Oregon. The U.S. usually sees 10 or more cases of bubonic plague a year. Bubonic ...

  6. The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry ...

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    The most infamous flea-to-human transmitted disease is the bubonic plague, which was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The plague, fevers, tularemia: The diseases fleas can carry and how to ...

  7. An Oregon man caught the Bubonic plague. How cats could ... - AOL

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    For most, the words “bubonic plague” conjure images of diseased rats, grim medieval cities, creepy beaked doctor's masks, and carts full of the dead. ... While the treatments have changed, the ...

  8. Plague doctor - Wikipedia

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    Copper engraving of a plague doctor of 17th-century Rome. A plague doctor was a physician who treated victims of bubonic plague [1] during epidemics in 17th-century Europe. These physicians were hired by cities to treat infected patients regardless of income, especially the poor, who could not afford to pay.

  9. Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here's what to ...

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    The plague has infected at least a handful of people in the U.S. every year for as long as the country has been around.