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==Differentiating Yersinia Pestis Infection from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Yersinia Pestis Infection from other Diseases== | ||
Plague has different forms like pneumonic, bubonic, etc. Pneumonic plague can be transmitted from person to person; bubonic plague cannot. Pneumonic plague affects the lungs and is transmitted when a person breathes in Y. pestis particles in the air. Bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea or exposure to infected material through a break in the skin. Symptoms include swollen, tender lymph glands called buboes. Buboes are not present in pneumonic plague. If bubonic plague is not treated, however, the bacteria can spread through the bloodstream and infect the lungs, causing a secondary case of pneumonic plague. | Plague has different forms like pneumonic, bubonic, etc. Pneumonic plague can be transmitted from person to person; bubonic plague cannot. Pneumonic [[plague]] affects the [[lungs]] and is transmitted when a person breathes in Y. pestis particles in the air. Bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea or exposure to infected material through a break in the skin. Symptoms include swollen, tender [[lymph glands]] called buboes. Buboes are not present in pneumonic plague. If bubonic [[plague]] is not treated, however, the bacteria can spread through the bloodstream and infect the lungs, causing a secondary case of pneumonic plague. | ||
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Differentiating Yersinia Pestis Infection from other Diseases
Plague has different forms like pneumonic, bubonic, etc. Pneumonic plague can be transmitted from person to person; bubonic plague cannot. Pneumonic plague affects the lungs and is transmitted when a person breathes in Y. pestis particles in the air. Bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea or exposure to infected material through a break in the skin. Symptoms include swollen, tender lymph glands called buboes. Buboes are not present in pneumonic plague. If bubonic plague is not treated, however, the bacteria can spread through the bloodstream and infect the lungs, causing a secondary case of pneumonic plague.