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{{Bubonic plague}}
#Redirect [[Yersinia pestis infection physical examination]]
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==Overview==
 
The pathognomic sign        of plague is a very painful, usually [[swollen]], and often hot-to-the touch        [[lymph node]], called a [[bubo]]. This finding, accompanied with [[fever]], extreme        [[exhaustion]], and a history of possible exposure to rodents, rodent fleas,        wild rabbits, or sick or dead [[carnivores]] should lead to suspicion of plague.
 
Onset of bubonic plague        is usually 2 to 6 days after a person is exposed. Initial manifestations        include [[fever]], [[headache]], and general [[illness]], followed by the development        of painful, swollen regional lymph nodes. Occasionally, buboes cannot        be detected for a day or so after the onset of other symptoms. The disease        progresses rapidly and the [[bacteria]] can invade the [[bloodstream]], producing        severe illness, called [[plague septicemia]].
 
Once a [[human]] is [[infected]],        a progressive and potentially [[fatal]] illness generally results unless specific        [[antibiotic]] therapy is given. Progression leads to [[blood infection]] and,        finally, to [[lung]] infection. The infection of the lung is termed [[plague        pneumonia]], and it can be transmitted to others through the expulsion        of infective respiratory droplets by [[coughing]].
 
The incubation period        of primary pneumonic plague is 1 to 3 days and is characterized by development        of an overwhelming [[pneumonia]] with high fever, cough, bloody [[sputum]], and        [[chills]]. For plague pneumonia patients, the [[death]] rate is over 50%.
 
==Physical images==
 
[[Image:Axillary bubo.JPG]]
 
[[Image:Plague bubo.jpg|Infection with plague bacteria can result in swollen [[lymph glands]] called [[bubos]]. Yersinia pestis can usually be cultured  from [[biopsy]] material from infected lymph nodes.]]
 
[[Image:Ulcerated flea bite.jpg]]
 
==References==
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