Plague: From Natural Disease to Bioterrorism
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Plague: from natural disease to bioterrorism.
Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, an enzootic vectorborne disease usually infecting rodents (rats) and fleas. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. In humans, the disease usually occurs in the form of bubonic plague. In rare cases, the infection spreads to the lungs via the bloodstream and causes secondary pneumonic plague. Per...
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2005.11928049