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Caption = [[Yersinia pestis]]'' seen at 2000x magnification with a fluorescent label. This bacterium, carried and spread by fleas, is the cause of the various forms of the disease plague. | | Caption = [[Yersinia pestis]]'' seen at 2000x magnification with a fluorescent label. This bacterium, carried and spread by fleas, is the cause of the various forms of the disease plague. | | ||
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==[[Bubonic plague pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ==[[Bubonic plague pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ||
==[[Bubonic plague | ==[[Bubonic plague causes|Causes]]== | ||
==[[Bubonic plague | ==[[Bubonic plague differential diagnosis|Differentiating Bubonic plague from other Diseases]]== | ||
==[[Bubonic plague | ==[[Bubonic plague epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]== | ||
==[[Bubonic plague | ==[[Bubonic plague risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ||
==[[Bubonic plague natural history|Complications | ==[[Bubonic plague natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]== | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
[[Bubonic plague history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Bubonic plague physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Bubonic plague laboratory tests|Laboratory | [[Bubonic plague history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Bubonic plague physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Bubonic plague laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Bubonic plague chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[Bubonic plague CT|CT]] | [[Bubonic plague MRI|MRI]] | [[Bubonic plague other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Bubonic plague other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]] | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
[[Bubonic plague medical therapy|Medical | [[Bubonic plague medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Bubonic plague surgery|Surgery]] | [[Bubonic plague primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Bubonic plague secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Bubonic plague cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Bubonic plague future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]] | ||
==External | ==External Links== | ||
*World Health Organization | *World Health Organization | ||
**[http://www.who.int/topics/plague/en/ Health topic] | **[http://www.who.int/topics/plague/en/ Health topic] | ||
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**[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/index.htm CDC Plague] map world distribution, publications, information on bioterrorism preparedness and response regarding plague | **[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/index.htm CDC Plague] map world distribution, publications, information on bioterrorism preparedness and response regarding plague | ||
**[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_plague.htm Infectious Disease Information] more links including travelers' health | **[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_plague.htm Infectious Disease Information] more links including travelers' health | ||
{{Bacterial diseases}} | {{Bacterial diseases}} | ||
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[[Category:Zoonoses]] | [[Category:Zoonoses]] | ||
[[Category:Insect-borne diseases]] | [[Category:Insect-borne diseases]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[es:Peste]] | [[es:Peste]] | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 14 December 2012
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.
Overview
Media
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Bubonic plague from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
External Links
- World Health Organization
- Health topic
- Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response - Impact of plague & Information resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CDC Plague map world distribution, publications, information on bioterrorism preparedness and response regarding plague
- Infectious Disease Information more links including travelers' health