Plague Flashcards
Plague is mainly a disease of ____
rodents
most severe Plague in history
Black Death
(75-200M deaths)
3 biovars of Plague
[ amo ]
Antiqua
Medievalis
Orientalis
2 biovars in Central Asia
Antiqua & Medievalis
biovar in Africa
Antiqua
biovar that is widespread
Orientalis
most affected place due to Plague
Madagascar (endemic)
(2) preferred season of Plague
- summer
- spring
warm temp
high relative humidity
Occurence of Plague
• remote places
• delay in dx & tx
Natural disaster & destruction of habitat caused widespread of ___, increasing Plague transmission.
fleas
Incidental host for plague
Humans
Plague
vector —
IH —
vector — fleas
IH — rodents
optimal growth temp of Plague
30 C (capable at 4C — 41C)
What fomites can Plague survive in? (2)
soil
steel
ID of Plague?
clue - low
1 - 10
(4) diseases of Plagues in HUMANS
- Bubonic
- Septicemic
- Pneumonic
- Rare
(2) diseases caused by flea bite
- Bubonic
- Septicemic
more common septicemic form
2 Septicemic (secondary)
(1) primary septicemic form
[ ehp ]
- epistaxis
- hematuria
- petechiae