Plague is a disease primarily spread by rats and transmitted to humans through bites of infected rodent fleas.
Outbreaks of plague have killed more than 200 million people worldwide. The best known is the one that struck Europe in the fourteenth century.
Outbreaks of plague are rare today. Africa and Asia account for almost 99% of reported cases.
Bubonic Plague
Hypertrophy that develops in the territory of the bite with a high fever. The patient recovered after 8 to 10 days.
Septicemic Plague
If bubonic plague progresses to septicemia is fatal in 36 hours.
Pulmonary Plague
If the bacteria reaches the lungs, the infection among humans is by sputum. Without early treatment, pneumonic plague is fatal in 3 days.
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