ABIO 375 - Plague

Bubonic plague - infection site & transmission?

Lymph nodes; flea bites or contact with infected animals

Bubonic plage - symptoms?

Flu-like symptoms (Fever, headache, vomiting) painful swollen lymph nodes (buboes), possible gangrene

Bubonic plague - mortality (treated vs untreated)?

1-15% treated; 40-60% untreated

Septicemic plague - infection site & transmission?

Blood; flea bites or spread from other plague forms

Septicemic plague - symptoms?

Bleeding under skin (bruising), vomiting, diarrhea, organ failure, gangrene; may die before symptoms

Septicemic plague - mortality (treated vs untreated)?

4-15% treated; 100% untreated

Pneumonic plague - infection site & transmission?

Lungs; inhaled infected droplets, handling infected body tissues

Pneumonic plague - symptoms?

Fever, headache, weakness's chest pain, shortness of breath, cough, coughing blood, pneumonia

Pneumonic plague - mortality?

Near 100% untreated; must treat within 24 hrs