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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)
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 - 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 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
- Manual for plague surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control
Key revisions include the use of rapid diagnostic tests in varied contexts, the inclusion of fluoroquinolones as a first-line treatment option, and updated protocols for personal protective equipment when handling plague-infected corpses These recommendations were published in 2021 and are based on evidence reviewed during an international expert meeting in 2020 This manual is intended for
- Peste - World Health Organization (WHO)
La peste es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por <i>Yersinia pestis< i>, una bacteria zoonótica que suele encontrarse en pequeños mamíferos y en las pulgas que los parasitan La transmisión entre los animales se hace a través de las pulgas
- Blueprint - World Health Organization (WHO)
There is a risk of human plague wherever the presence of plague natural foci (the bacteria, an animal reservoir and a vector), and the human population co-exist There are large plague reservoirs in African, Asian, and South American continents; but since the 1990s, most human cases have occurred in Africa
- 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
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