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==Causes==
==Causes==
''Yersinia pestis'', a rod-shaped facultative anaerobe with bipolar staining (giving it a [[safety pin]] appearance).<ref name=Baron>{{cite book | author = Collins FM | title = Pasteurella, Yersinia, and Francisella. ''In:'' Baron's Medical Microbiology ''(Baron S ''et al'', eds.)| edition = 4th | publisher = Univ. of Texas Medical Branch | year = 1996 | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mmed.section.1611 | isbn = 0-9631172-1-1 }}</ref> causes the infection in mammals and humans.
''Yersinia pestis'', a rod-shaped facultative anaerobe with bipolar staining (giving it a [[safety pin]] appearance).<ref name=Baron>{{cite book | author = Collins FM | title = Pasteurella, Yersinia, and Francisella. ''In:'' Baron's Medical Microbiology ''(Baron S ''et al'', eds.)| edition = 4th | publisher = Univ. of Texas Medical Branch | year = 1996 | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=mmed.section.1611 | isbn = 0-9631172-1-1 }}</ref> causes the infection in mammals and humans.
Transmission of ''Y. pestis'' to an uninfected individual is possible by any of the following means.<ref name="PM">''Plague Manual: Epidemiology, Distribution, Surveillance and Control'', pp. 9 and 11. WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC/99.2</ref>
* droplet contact – coughing or sneezing on another person
* direct physical contact – touching an infected person, including sexual contact
* indirect contact – usually by touching [[soil contamination]] or a contaminated surface
* airborne transmission – if the microorganism can remain in the air for long periods
* fecal-oral transmission – usually from contaminated food or water sources
* vector borne transmission – carried by insects or other animals.


==References==
==References==

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Yersinia pestis, a rod-shaped facultative anaerobe with bipolar staining (giving it a safety pin appearance).[1] causes the infection in mammals and humans.

References

  1. Collins FM (1996). Pasteurella, Yersinia, and Francisella. In: Baron's Medical Microbiology (Baron S et al, eds.) (4th ed.). Univ. of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.

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