Bubonic Plague
Definition
Incidence
Risk Factors
Symptoms
meningeal plague
pharyngeal plague
pneumonic plague
septicemic plague
skin and soft tissues
Evaluation
similar conditions
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antibiotic prophylaxis
drugs
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Bubonic Plague Symptoms: Meningeal Plague
Symptoms of meningeal plague include:
Fever
Headache
Neck stiffness
Buboes:
Painful,
swollen lymph glands
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Bubonic Plague Symptoms: Pharyngeal Plague
Related Topics:
Anthrax
Rash (localized)
Rat bite fever
Skin lump
Smallpox
Swollen glands (generalized)
Swollen glands (localized)
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Last Updated: Apr 4, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Bubonic Plague References:
Cobbs CG, Chansolme DH. Plague. Dermatol Clin. 2004 Jul;22(3):303-12, vi.
Duncan CJ, Scott S. What caused the Black Death? Postgrad Med J. 2005 May;81(955):315-20.
Kool JL. Risk of person-to-person transmission of pneumonic plague. Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 15;40(8):1166-72.
Lazarus AA, Decker CF. Plague. Respir Care Clin N Am. 2004 Mar;10(1):83-98.
