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Alternate Name(s): Bubonic plague; Pneumonic plague; Septicemic plague ...... Plague is a severe, and potentially deadly, infection. It is caused by the organism Yersinia pestis . Wild rodents, like rats, spread the disease to humans.
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Bubonic plague - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bubonic plague is the best known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis ). It belongs to the fa...
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In the early 1330s an outbreak of deadly bubonic plague occurred in China. The bubonic plague mainly affects rodents, but fleas can transmit the disease to people. Once people are infected, they infect others very rapidly.
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www.themiddleages.net/plague.html
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Black Death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium ...
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CDC Plague Home Pag ... People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an infected animal. Millions of people in Europe died from plague in the Middle Ages, when human homes and places of work were inhabited by flea-infested rats.
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/
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The Centers for Disease Control and Preventon ... When bubonic plague is left untreated, plague bacteria invade the bloodstream. As the plague bacteria multiply in the bloodstream, they spread rapidly throughout the body and cause a severe and often fatal condition.
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www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/diagnosis.htm
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/diagnosis.htm
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Learn about the ... The Bubonic Plague ... Almost half of the people of Western Europe died in a great sickness known as the Bubonic Plague. The plague was also referred to as "the Black Death” because the skin of diseased people turned a dark gray color.
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www.mrdowling.com/703-plague.html
www.mrdowling.com/703-plague.html
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Information about bubonic plague, including its symptoms, how it's spread, diagnosis and treatment. ... The headlines were gripping: two people were hospitalized in New York City in November 2002 with bubonic plague. Many people are familiar with bubonic plague as the "Black Death," the epidemic that killed millions...
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