Plague: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
Brief overview What is plague? Highly contagious infectious disease transmitted by rodent fleas. No longer plays a role in Europe today. Symptoms: Depending on the form, e.g., high fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, black/bluish skin coloration, bloody sputum. Cause: Trigger is the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by flea bites and can also be … Plague: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
