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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. File:Bubonic plague-en.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: The Black Death spread rapidly along the major European sea and land trade routes. Spread of bubonic plague in medieval Europe. The colors indicate the spatial distribution of plague outbreaks over time. Spread of plague in the 1340s: 1347 mid-1348 early-1349 late-1349 Areas that escaped with minor plague outbreak.

  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. 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. But medicine has come a long way since the ...

  6. 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.

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

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    The bubonic plague was spread by fleas, not rats It was called the Black Death in the mid-1300s when it caused an epidemic in Europe and Asia that killed 50 million to 200 million people ...

  8. Bubo - Wikipedia

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    Buboes are a symptom of bubonic plague and occur as painful swellings in the thighs, neck, groin or armpits. [2] They are caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria spreading from flea bites through the bloodstream to the lymph nodes, where the bacteria replicate, causing the nodes to swell. [3]

  9. Man dies from Bubonic plague in New Mexico - AOL

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    A bubonic plague warning sign is displayed at a parking lot near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. (AP) A man has died in New Mexico from the bubonic plague – marking the first human ...