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Human plague : transmission from person to person
  • Published Date:
    6/19/15
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-236.40 KB]


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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease (U.S.). Division of Vector-borne Diseases
  • Keywords:
  • Description:
    Plague symptoms depend on how the patient was exposed to the plague bacteria. Plague can take different forms, including:

    • Bubonic plague

    • Septicemic plague

    • Pneumonic plague

    CS257774

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    Plague_Facts.pdf

  • Document Type:
    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Collection(s):
    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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