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- Dictionaryplague/pleɪɡ/
noun
- 1. a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague).
- 2. an unusually large number of insects or animals infesting a place and causing damage: "a plague of locusts" Similar
verb
- 1. cause continual trouble or distress to: "he has been plagued by ill health" Similar
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Jul 7, 2022 · Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. It is transmitted between animals through fleas. Humans can be infected through: the bite of infected vector fleas. unprotected contact with infectious bodily fluids or contaminated materials.
Pneumonic plague – or lung-based plague – is the most virulent and least common form of plague. Typically, it is caused by spread to the lungs from advanced bubonic plague. However, a person with secondary pneumonic plague may form aerosolized infective droplets and transmit plague to other humans. This is usually fatal.
Oct 23, 2017 · Plague is an infectious disease found in some small mammals and their fleas. People can contract plague if they are in bitten by infected fleas, and develop the bubonic form of plague. Sometimes bubonic plague progresses to pneumonic plague, when the bacteria reaches the lungs. Person-to-person transmission is possible through the inhalation of ...
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, usually found in small mammals and their fleas.
Oct 1, 2021 · Plague is endemic in Madagascar and outbreaks occur regularly, although every outbreak is cause for concern. Furthermore, pneumonic plague is a notifiable disease under the International Health Regulations 2005. By the following day, 30 August, 25 suspected cases of pneumonic plague had been notified to the health authorities from Arivonimamo ...
Nov 27, 2017 · From the 1 August through 22 November 2017, a total of 2348 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of plague, including 202 deaths (case fatality rate 8.6 %), were reported by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar to WHO. There were 1791 cases of pneumonic plague, of which 22% were confirmed, 34% were probable, and 44% were suspected.
Jul 23, 2020 · Plague is endemic in Ituri province. Since the beginning of 2020, Ituri Province has reported a total of 64 plague cases and 14 deaths (CFR:21.8%) in five health zones, namely Aungba, Linga, Rethy, Aru and Kambala health zones. This compares against 10 cases and 5 deaths (lethality 50.0%) during the same period in 2019, all in a single zone.
May 27, 2021 · Plague is an acute bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. Although effective antimicrobials are available, plague still has high mortality because most outbreaks take place in remote places, where proper diagnosis and treatment remain challenging. Early identification of the disease is crucial to ensure prompt treatment and better outcomes.
Nov 7, 2017 · Encounters with plague: tracing and preventing illness. In Madagascar, where a severe plague epidemic has unfolded since August 2017, the number of new infections is finally in decline. WHO is supporting health authorities to respond to the outbreak, from setting up specialized plague treatment units in health centres, to distributing medicines ...
Oct 8, 2017 · Plague is an endemic disease in Madagascar, with cases of bubonic plague being reported nearly every year, particularly during the epidemic season between September and April. However, the ongoing pneumonic plague remains an unusual and serious event, particularly since it is occurring in densely populated coastal cities.
