Rat flea Xenopsylla; most common carrier of plague
Yersinia
pestis
isolated from lymph gland and stained; note bipolar staining
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Thanks to Robert F. Boyd, PhD, and Virginia Wirtz, authors of General
Microbiology Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, 1984
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Disease |
Plague
(Black Death)
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Description |
causes
rashes, flu-like symptoms, arthritis, fatigue; life-threatening
if untreated |
Responsible
pathogen |
Yersinia
pestis bacteria |
Route
of exposure |
parenteral |
Mode
of transmission |
bites of fleas primarily associated with rats |
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