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- Plague - World Health Organization (WHO)
Bubonic plague can advance and spread to the lungs, which is the more severe type of plague called pneumonic plague Pneumonic plague, or lung-based plague, is the most virulent form of plague Incubation can be as short as 24 hours Any person with pneumonic plague may transmit the disease via droplets to other humans
- Plague - World Health Organization (WHO)
Bubonic plague can advance and spread to the lungs, which is the more severe type of plague called Pneumonic plague Pneumonic plague – or lung-based plague – is the most virulent form of plague Incubation can be as short as 24 hours Any person with pneumonic plague may transmit the disease via droplets to other humans
- Plague - World Health Organization (WHO)
Pneumonic plague – or lung-based plague – is the most virulent and least common form of plague Typically, it is caused by spread to the lungs from advanced bubonic plague However, a person with secondary pneumonic plague may form aerosolized infective droplets and transmit plague to other humans This is usually fatal
- Plague Outbreak Toolbox - World Health Organization (WHO)
Clinical presentation suggestive of plague : sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, severe malaise, prostration, painful swelling of lymph nodes; or; cough with blood-stained sputum, chest pain, difficulty in breathing AND; Epidemiological context suggesting possible exposure to plague: Exposure to infected humans or animals; or
- Plague: enhancing country readiness - World Health Organization (WHO)
To strengthen the readiness and response capacity of those countries at risk from major epidemic-prone diseases such as plague, WHO provides international technical expertise when the potential consequences of an outbreak require external support It also ensures the availability of those laboratory and drug supplies required for effective outbreak containment and helps to develop rapid
- Plague - Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO)
Plague is endemic in Madagascar and cases are reported each year in bubonic and pneumonic forms The favorable season for transmission of the disease generally lasts from September to April Cases are usually reported from the central highlands of the country, located at an altitude of over 700 meters, as is the situation with the current
- 鼠疫 - World Health Organization (WHO)
世卫组织有关鼠疫的实况报道，描述了鼠疫的体征和症状、诊断和治疗、如何预防以及疫情的管理等重要事实。
- Plague - Democratic Republic of the Congo - World Health Organization (WHO)
Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague and is caused by the bite of an infected flea The plague bacillus, Y pestis, enters at the bite site and travels through the lymphatic system to the nearest lymph node where it replicates At advanced stages of the infection, the inflamed lymph nodes can turn into suppurating open sores
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