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20 kwi 2023 · Plague is a serious illness caused by a germ called Yersinia pestis. The germs mostly live in small rodents and their fleas. The most common way for humans to get plague is a flea bite. Plague is a rare disease. The illness mostly occurs in only a few countries around the world.
15 maj 2024 · Signs and symptoms. Most common forms of plague. Bubonic plague: Patients develop fever, headache, chills, and weakness and one or more swollen, painful lymph nodes (called buboes). This form usually results from the bite of an infected flea, with an incubation period of 2 to 8 days.
7 lip 2022 · Signs and symptoms. People infected with plague usually develop acute febrile disease with other non-specific systemic symptoms after an incubation period of one to seven days, such as sudden onset of fever, chills, head and body aches, and weakness, vomiting and nausea.
28 lut 2022 · Symptoms can include: abdominal pain. diarrhea. nausea and vomiting. fever and chills. extreme weakness. bleeding (blood may not be able to clot)
How is plague diagnosed? The most common sign of bubonic plague is a swollen and painful lymph gland called a bubo. Your provider may suspect plague if you have a flea bite or a bubo. Make sure you mention to your provider if you: Live in or have recently visited an area where there are plague infections. Have been bitten by fleas.
7 sie 2023 · In addition to fever, other vital signs abnormalities include tachycardia and hypotension progressing to shock. In addition to the bubo, the physical exam may demonstrate hepatosplenomegaly. Septicemic plague presents similarly to bubonic plague in all signs, but there is no associated bubo.
23 paź 2017 · There are two main forms of plague infection, depending on the route of infection: bubonic and pneumonic. All forms are treatable and curable if detected early enough. Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague globally and is caused by the bite of an infected flea.
