Bubonic Plague
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The disease is called the . It is caused by the bacteria
Bacillus. Also now known as the "". It is a plague because of
its widespread fatality throughout history. The cause of this disease is the
Yersinia petis bacterium. The is transmitted from fleas to
humans. You can contract the disease ....
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.... Hard lumps filled with blood and puss
called "boboes",from which the disease gets it name, form on various parts of
your lymphatic system, such as your neck, inner thigh, groin, and armpits.
This stage is the most painful. Blood vessels break and later the dry blood
turns black underneath your skin.
The treatment for the plague is a vaccine that lasts 6 months. You can use the
preferred vaccine Streptomycin, or gentamicin, teracyclines, or chloramphenicol
are all good substitutes. T ....
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