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Plague | Yersinia pestis bacterium | Deadly Disease

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Plague is generally described as an illness which you can get from Yersinia pestis bacterium. Usually, you can get the most common form called bubonic plague through flea bites but you can get the other form of plague called pneumonic plague from someone who is infected. In the past, plague caused deadly pandemics and it still exists in some countries today. If you are treated with antibiotics quickly, you can survive with plague. One of the most common ways for humans getting plague is through a flea bite. Usually, plague disease is treated with antibiotics. If not treated the illness properly it will lead to even death. Types The three types of plague: Bubonic plague  septicemic plague  Pneumonic plague  Each named because of the part in your body gets infected with Yersinia pestis bacterium Symptoms of plague Some of the symptoms of plague will happen in all forms of plague and some signs will depend on whether you have bubonic, septicemic or pneumonic plague. Symptoms...

Achondrogenesis | Osteochondrodysplasias | Skeletal dysplasia

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Achondrogenesis is generally described as rare skeletal dysplasia in which the patient will experience extreme shortening of the arms and legs when it is compared to the trunk, ribs, vertebrae, and overall skeletal. And this disorder is also called osteochondrodysplasias. Because of the characteristics of this disorder it will be extremely life-threatening to the people, especially during their infancy stage as the newborns will die shortly because of respiratory failure. Types of Achondrogenesis are: Achondrogenesis type IA (Houston-Harris type). Achondrogenesis type IB (Fraccaro type). Achondrogenesis type II (Langer-Saldino type). Type IA and type IB of Achondrogenesis are autosomal recessive. And Achondrogenesis type II autosomal dominant disorder makes all other types different from each other types. But three types of Achondrogenesis are usually identified by prenatal ultrasound examination within 14-17 weeks of gestational age. Causes Each type of Achondrogenesis is different fr...

Everything you should know about : Legionnaires' Disease

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  Legionnaires' disease is usually described as it is the severe form of pneumonia, which is lung inflammation, caused by infection. This infection is caused by a bacterium called legionella. Some people will catch Legionnaires' disease by inhaling the bacteria through water or soil. People like older adults, smokers and people with weakened immune systems are mainly affected by  Legionnaires' disease. And also, the legionella bacteria causes Pontiac fever which is a mild illness that usually resembles the flu. Pontiac fever will clear on its own but if you cannot take proper treatment for Legionnaires' disease, it can be fatal.And also immediate treatment with the help of antibiotics  usually causes Legionnaires' disease, Most of the people will continue to face problems after treatment. Symptoms After 2 to 10 days of the exposure to legionella bacteria which usually develops Legionnaires' disease. It most often begins with the following symptoms: Headache Musc...