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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...