Plague
... All positive laboratory results for Y. pestis are reportable to the Public Health Surveillance Unit by secure fax (204-948-3044). A phone report must be made to a Medical Officer of Health at 204-788-8666 on the same day the result is obtained, in addition to the standard surveillance reporting by ...
... All positive laboratory results for Y. pestis are reportable to the Public Health Surveillance Unit by secure fax (204-948-3044). A phone report must be made to a Medical Officer of Health at 204-788-8666 on the same day the result is obtained, in addition to the standard surveillance reporting by ...
The Plague
... Organization they have “… not been shown to be very effective against plague” (9). Although vaccines are not recommended they are still given to at risk groups such as laboratory workers. Outbreaks: There have been three recorded major plague pandemics. The first recorded incident was the Justinian ...
... Organization they have “… not been shown to be very effective against plague” (9). Although vaccines are not recommended they are still given to at risk groups such as laboratory workers. Outbreaks: There have been three recorded major plague pandemics. The first recorded incident was the Justinian ...
Plague FAQ document - National Institute for Communicable Diseases
... Rodents are susceptible to plague bacteria, and become ill or die following infection. An outbreak of plague in rodents is often observed as an unusual ‘die-off’ of rodents, or an ...
... Rodents are susceptible to plague bacteria, and become ill or die following infection. An outbreak of plague in rodents is often observed as an unusual ‘die-off’ of rodents, or an ...
Crayfish Community Poster - Shropshire Wildlife Trust
... Large numbers of our native White Clawed Crayfish, which are protected and special to this area, are dying. This is very likely to be due to Crayfish Plague. Specimens have been sent away for analysis. An outbreak can last several weeks. ...
... Large numbers of our native White Clawed Crayfish, which are protected and special to this area, are dying. This is very likely to be due to Crayfish Plague. Specimens have been sent away for analysis. An outbreak can last several weeks. ...
Zoonosis
... • On subculture, a minimum of 48 h growth • Aerobic growth on Chocolate agar and Sheep blood agar • Will not grow on MacConkey or Eosin methylene ...
... • On subculture, a minimum of 48 h growth • Aerobic growth on Chocolate agar and Sheep blood agar • Will not grow on MacConkey or Eosin methylene ...
Bubonic Plague
... To better understand the transmission of the bubonic plague, looking back several centuries is a good place to start. The Bubonic Plague is an etiologic agent known as Yesinia pestis; which is a facultative anaerobic, intracellular, gram-negative bacillus. Human infection of the Y. pestis bacteria ...
... To better understand the transmission of the bubonic plague, looking back several centuries is a good place to start. The Bubonic Plague is an etiologic agent known as Yesinia pestis; which is a facultative anaerobic, intracellular, gram-negative bacillus. Human infection of the Y. pestis bacteria ...
Black Death Ian Pearce May 2009 1 Black Death
... Outbreaks of Black Death occurred throughout Europe in the 300 years from the mid-fourteenth century. The disease was always fatal, and spread rapidly, causing panic and despair among the population. Its rapid spread can be understood by looking at the characteristics of the disease. Following an in ...
... Outbreaks of Black Death occurred throughout Europe in the 300 years from the mid-fourteenth century. The disease was always fatal, and spread rapidly, causing panic and despair among the population. Its rapid spread can be understood by looking at the characteristics of the disease. Following an in ...
impacts of Yersinia pestis - Invasive Species Specialist Group
... Yersinia pestis is the causal agent of plague in humans and other mammals, although the overwhelming proportion of attention and research has focused on its impacts on humans. Y. pestis is recognized as causing three major disease pandemics in the 1st, 14th-17th and 19th centuries, resulting in arou ...
... Yersinia pestis is the causal agent of plague in humans and other mammals, although the overwhelming proportion of attention and research has focused on its impacts on humans. Y. pestis is recognized as causing three major disease pandemics in the 1st, 14th-17th and 19th centuries, resulting in arou ...
Lesson Plans
... lumps called buboes, which are caused by the collection of pus in the lymph nodes of the groin, armpit, or neck. Eventually blood vessels under the skin burst, causing a black appearance that led to the name the Black Death for this plague. Untreated bubonic plague may eventually start to spread in ...
... lumps called buboes, which are caused by the collection of pus in the lymph nodes of the groin, armpit, or neck. Eventually blood vessels under the skin burst, causing a black appearance that led to the name the Black Death for this plague. Untreated bubonic plague may eventually start to spread in ...
Pneumonic Plague Fact Sheet – Bacteria
... What plague is: Plague is an infectious disease that affects animals and humans. It is caused by bacteria found in rodents, such as prairie dogs, rats, and mice, and their fleas. Plague occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. Plague bacteria are easily destroyed by sunlight a ...
... What plague is: Plague is an infectious disease that affects animals and humans. It is caused by bacteria found in rodents, such as prairie dogs, rats, and mice, and their fleas. Plague occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. Plague bacteria are easily destroyed by sunlight a ...
What is plague? Plague is an infection caused by bacteria called
... through inhaling infectious respiratory droplets after close contact with humans or animals with pneumonic plague. Where is plague found? Over 90% of cases occur in Africa. Countries in southern Africa where plague has been reported in the last decade include Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo ...
... through inhaling infectious respiratory droplets after close contact with humans or animals with pneumonic plague. Where is plague found? Over 90% of cases occur in Africa. Countries in southern Africa where plague has been reported in the last decade include Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo ...
The Plague
... The organisms then kill the macrophage and are released into the extracellular environment, where they resist phagocytosis by the polymorphs. The Y. pestis quickly spread to the draining lymph nodes, which become hot, swollen, tender, and hemorrhagic. This gives rise to the characteristic black bubo ...
... The organisms then kill the macrophage and are released into the extracellular environment, where they resist phagocytosis by the polymorphs. The Y. pestis quickly spread to the draining lymph nodes, which become hot, swollen, tender, and hemorrhagic. This gives rise to the characteristic black bubo ...
Plague - Anne Arundel County Physician's Link
... Bubonic plague Most common naturally-occurring form Mortality 60% untreated, <5% treated ...
... Bubonic plague Most common naturally-occurring form Mortality 60% untreated, <5% treated ...
The Bubonic Plague - SFA ScholarWorks
... later, the bacterium has colonized the blood, spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. The bacterium cannot be detected until the disease has entered advanced stages, which delays immune response. If the bacterium is not treated by an antibiotic, it will advance and become more and more deadly. The plague is ...
... later, the bacterium has colonized the blood, spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. The bacterium cannot be detected until the disease has entered advanced stages, which delays immune response. If the bacterium is not treated by an antibiotic, it will advance and become more and more deadly. The plague is ...
Could the `Black Death` Become a Re
... During the optimal time of the ‘Black Death’, in the fourteenth century, around 75 million people globally perished, mainly through lymphadenitis. This manifestation of the plague continued to be a disease of major importance until the seventeenth century and the main regions affected were Europe (w ...
... During the optimal time of the ‘Black Death’, in the fourteenth century, around 75 million people globally perished, mainly through lymphadenitis. This manifestation of the plague continued to be a disease of major importance until the seventeenth century and the main regions affected were Europe (w ...
The Plague
... be contracted if bitten by an infected rodent or flea. • Pneumonic can be transferred through exposure to infected particles. This usually occurs when in close contact with someone who is infected and is exposed to sputum that is coughed up. ...
... be contracted if bitten by an infected rodent or flea. • Pneumonic can be transferred through exposure to infected particles. This usually occurs when in close contact with someone who is infected and is exposed to sputum that is coughed up. ...
Could the `Black Death` Become a Re
... During the optimal time of the ‘Black Death’, in the fourteenth century, around 75 million people globally perished, mainly through lymphadenitis. This manifestation of the plague continued to be a disease of major importance until the seventeenth century and the main regions affected were Europe (w ...
... During the optimal time of the ‘Black Death’, in the fourteenth century, around 75 million people globally perished, mainly through lymphadenitis. This manifestation of the plague continued to be a disease of major importance until the seventeenth century and the main regions affected were Europe (w ...
Facts about Pneumonic Plague
... Facts about Pneumonic Plague Plague is an infectious disease that affects animals and humans. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is found in rodents and their fleas and occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. Y. pestis is easily destroyed by sunligh ...
... Facts about Pneumonic Plague Plague is an infectious disease that affects animals and humans. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is found in rodents and their fleas and occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. Y. pestis is easily destroyed by sunligh ...
ID Snapshot: Human plague cases reported worldwide, including in
... One theory suggests the epidemic ended when the rodent reservoir in Europe (black rat) was replaced by the brown rat, which was not as prone to transmit the infection. Which one of the following statements about plague is not accurate? ...
... One theory suggests the epidemic ended when the rodent reservoir in Europe (black rat) was replaced by the brown rat, which was not as prone to transmit the infection. Which one of the following statements about plague is not accurate? ...
The Black Death: Plague in Medieval Europe
... camels & horses with merchants, then jumped on rats, who traveled on ships to the cities of Europe. ...
... camels & horses with merchants, then jumped on rats, who traveled on ships to the cities of Europe. ...
Powerpoint for Lecture, 06 October
... • Recently scientists and scholars have been studying how climate may have played an important role in disrupting the bacillus that can help to explain why it appeared in 1346 and why it kept recurring for the next 400 years • Y. pestis is endemic to Asia, and when weather becomes hotter and wetter, ...
... • Recently scientists and scholars have been studying how climate may have played an important role in disrupting the bacillus that can help to explain why it appeared in 1346 and why it kept recurring for the next 400 years • Y. pestis is endemic to Asia, and when weather becomes hotter and wetter, ...
Pneumonic Plague
... What is it? Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is found in rodents and their fleas and occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. Y. pestis is easily destroyed by sunlight and drying. Even so, when released into air, the bacte ...
... What is it? Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is found in rodents and their fleas and occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. Y. pestis is easily destroyed by sunlight and drying. Even so, when released into air, the bacte ...
Digitizing Historical Plague - Oxford Academic
... the ‘Justinian Plague’ in 541 AD [1]. The second European pandemic, the ‘Black Death’ rapidly killed around half of the population during 1347–1353 AD. Both pandemics then persisted with recurrent local outbreaks over several centuries. The reason for the eventual cessation of each pandemic remains ...
... the ‘Justinian Plague’ in 541 AD [1]. The second European pandemic, the ‘Black Death’ rapidly killed around half of the population during 1347–1353 AD. Both pandemics then persisted with recurrent local outbreaks over several centuries. The reason for the eventual cessation of each pandemic remains ...
Plague Information for the Public
... Europe, and Asia killing approximately 50% of the population; the “Black Death” or “Great Pestilence” that began in1346 was responsible for approximately 50 million deaths in Africa, Asia, and Europe; and the 1855 epidemic that began in China ultimately killed over 12 million people in India & China ...
... Europe, and Asia killing approximately 50% of the population; the “Black Death” or “Great Pestilence” that began in1346 was responsible for approximately 50 million deaths in Africa, Asia, and Europe; and the 1855 epidemic that began in China ultimately killed over 12 million people in India & China ...
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1346–53. Although there were several competing theories as to the etiology of the Black Death, analysis of DNA from victims in northern and southern Europe published in 2010 and 2011 indicates that the pathogen responsible was the Yersinia pestis bacterium, probably causing several forms of plague.The Black Death is thought to have originated in the arid plains of Central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343. From there, it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships. Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population. In total, the plague reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million down to 350–375 million in the 14th century. The world population as a whole did not recover to pre-plague levels until the 17th century. The plague recurred occasionally in Europe until the 19th century.The plague created a series of religious, social, and economic upheavals, which had profound effects on the course of European history.