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| ==Overview==
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| The pneumonia progresses for two to four days and may cause respiratory failure and [[Shock (circulatory)|shock]]. Patients will die without early treatment, some within 36 hours. Pneumonic plague is a very aggressive infection requiring early treatment. The mortality rate from untreated pneumonic plague approaches 100%.
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