Discovery of a Leptospirosis Cluster Amidst a Pneumonic Plague
... subclinical infection to severe forms including cardiac, renal, and pulmonary failures. Pulmonary findings for patients with leptospirosis were reported in 17%–70% of patients in several large studies and included hemoptysis, respiratory distress, cough, difficulty breathing, and pulmonary hemorrhag ...
... subclinical infection to severe forms including cardiac, renal, and pulmonary failures. Pulmonary findings for patients with leptospirosis were reported in 17%–70% of patients in several large studies and included hemoptysis, respiratory distress, cough, difficulty breathing, and pulmonary hemorrhag ...
Plague - Docstoc
... in Africa and killed 100 million people over a span of 60 years. plague killed approximately one fourth of Europe's population. • The pandemic that began in China in the 1860s spread to Hong Kong in the 1890s and was subsequently spread by rats transported on ships to Africa, Asia, California, and p ...
... in Africa and killed 100 million people over a span of 60 years. plague killed approximately one fourth of Europe's population. • The pandemic that began in China in the 1860s spread to Hong Kong in the 1890s and was subsequently spread by rats transported on ships to Africa, Asia, California, and p ...
Epidemiology and Distribution of Plague
... spread from one rodent to another by flea ectoparasites and to humans either by the bite of infected fleas or when handling infected hosts. Recent outbreaks have shown that plague may reoccur in areas that have long remained silent. Untreated, mortality Bparticularly from pneumonic plague Bmay reach ...
... spread from one rodent to another by flea ectoparasites and to humans either by the bite of infected fleas or when handling infected hosts. Recent outbreaks have shown that plague may reoccur in areas that have long remained silent. Untreated, mortality Bparticularly from pneumonic plague Bmay reach ...
Lessons Learned from Historic Plague Epidemics - e
... understanding of the various plague epidemics. Yersinia pestis, is a nonmotile, gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacillus that displays a typical bipolar staining pattern when using Wright, Giemsa, or Wayson stains [11]. The organism belongs to the family of Enterobacteriaceae. Patient blood, sputum ...
... understanding of the various plague epidemics. Yersinia pestis, is a nonmotile, gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacillus that displays a typical bipolar staining pattern when using Wright, Giemsa, or Wayson stains [11]. The organism belongs to the family of Enterobacteriaceae. Patient blood, sputum ...
A Philological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Analysis of the Plague
... As this lengthy list indicates, the problems of identifying the Athenian plague continue to multiply until the “answers” have become a quantitatively overwhelming. Philologists argue about how to translate Thucydides, while scientists and physicians argue about which disease best fits Thucydides’ cl ...
... As this lengthy list indicates, the problems of identifying the Athenian plague continue to multiply until the “answers” have become a quantitatively overwhelming. Philologists argue about how to translate Thucydides, while scientists and physicians argue about which disease best fits Thucydides’ cl ...
Modeling plague transmission in Medieval European - DUO
... with regard to symptoms, mortality, and transmission. The symptoms of the disease taken from descriptions in medieval historical records, include fever, buboes in the armpit and groin, and coughing, which resemble the symptoms of untreated bubonic and pneumonic plague today (Walløe 2008). Mortality ...
... with regard to symptoms, mortality, and transmission. The symptoms of the disease taken from descriptions in medieval historical records, include fever, buboes in the armpit and groin, and coughing, which resemble the symptoms of untreated bubonic and pneumonic plague today (Walløe 2008). Mortality ...
The cause of the plague of Athens
... approach, or a clinical perspective. Thucydides was not a physician but was a careful observer and recorder of events. His description of the plague of Athens is critical, because it is the only extant description of the plague; any attempt to determine the infectious disease agent responsible for t ...
... approach, or a clinical perspective. Thucydides was not a physician but was a careful observer and recorder of events. His description of the plague of Athens is critical, because it is the only extant description of the plague; any attempt to determine the infectious disease agent responsible for t ...
Plague as a Biological Weapon
... AS A BIOTERRORIST AGENT In AD 541, the first recorded plague pandemic began in Egypt and swept across Europe with attributable population losses of between 50% and 60% in North Africa, Europe, and central and southern Asia. 4 The second plague pandemic, also known as the black death or great pestile ...
... AS A BIOTERRORIST AGENT In AD 541, the first recorded plague pandemic began in Egypt and swept across Europe with attributable population losses of between 50% and 60% in North Africa, Europe, and central and southern Asia. 4 The second plague pandemic, also known as the black death or great pestile ...
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
... to Y. pestis. Blood samples from a subset of individuals were also cultured to investigate whether rodents maintain persistent infections that would suggest a possible enzootic role. We focused on the northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster), for several reasons. Grasshopper mice are the m ...
... to Y. pestis. Blood samples from a subset of individuals were also cultured to investigate whether rodents maintain persistent infections that would suggest a possible enzootic role. We focused on the northern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys leucogaster), for several reasons. Grasshopper mice are the m ...
Bubonic plague: a metapopulation model of a zoonosis
... introduced a stochastic metapopulation model for bubonic plague. Here we consider the full deterministic dynamics and stochastic behaviour in more detail. In particular, we concentrate on the rat dynamics at the local spatial scale, showing that the invasions are controlled by short-lived epidemics, ...
... introduced a stochastic metapopulation model for bubonic plague. Here we consider the full deterministic dynamics and stochastic behaviour in more detail. In particular, we concentrate on the rat dynamics at the local spatial scale, showing that the invasions are controlled by short-lived epidemics, ...
What is plague? - The University of Sydney
... case due to antibiotic-resistant Y. pestis is a cause for some alarm. The level of antibiotics in the natural environment of the rodent hosts is probably still too low to drive emergence of widespread antibiotic resistance of plague. Europe, Australia and Antarctica are now the only plague-free cont ...
... case due to antibiotic-resistant Y. pestis is a cause for some alarm. The level of antibiotics in the natural environment of the rodent hosts is probably still too low to drive emergence of widespread antibiotic resistance of plague. Europe, Australia and Antarctica are now the only plague-free cont ...
The Genome of the Black Death: Full Genome analysis of ancient
... The Black Death • The Black Death was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history • It lasted only 5 years (1347-1351) and 25-50 million Europeans died of the epidemic • likely originated in China • Suspected disease bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis gram negative bacteria ...
... The Black Death • The Black Death was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history • It lasted only 5 years (1347-1351) and 25-50 million Europeans died of the epidemic • likely originated in China • Suspected disease bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis gram negative bacteria ...
A History of the Human Plague in Iran
... In the 20th century, great outbreaks of the human plague with high mortality continued, especially in India.8 Despite the discovery of the etiologic agent of the human plague, the introduction of antibiotics for patients’ treatment and worldwide hygienic improvement, outbreaks of the human plague co ...
... In the 20th century, great outbreaks of the human plague with high mortality continued, especially in India.8 Despite the discovery of the etiologic agent of the human plague, the introduction of antibiotics for patients’ treatment and worldwide hygienic improvement, outbreaks of the human plague co ...
Black Death Spring 2017 syllabus - Amigos de la Historia Veterinaria
... COURSE DESCRIPTION: The 2013-2015 epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa reminded the world forcefully of a premodern reality many in the modern West had forgot. Until vaccines, public health interventions, and then antibiotics helped us gained control over the major global infectious diseas ...
... COURSE DESCRIPTION: The 2013-2015 epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa reminded the world forcefully of a premodern reality many in the modern West had forgot. Until vaccines, public health interventions, and then antibiotics helped us gained control over the major global infectious diseas ...
plague - sfcdcp
... The organisms most commonly are transmitted between animal reservoirs and to ...
... The organisms most commonly are transmitted between animal reservoirs and to ...
Appendix A: Disease-Specific Chapters
... in the 1930s and 1990s.3 Transmission of plague to humans in Canada is extremely rare. The last reported human case occurred in 1939.4 The last laboratory confirmed cases of plague in Canadian wildlife included two bushy-tailed woodrats in the Lillooet area of British Columbia in 1988, and a black-t ...
... in the 1930s and 1990s.3 Transmission of plague to humans in Canada is extremely rare. The last reported human case occurred in 1939.4 The last laboratory confirmed cases of plague in Canadian wildlife included two bushy-tailed woodrats in the Lillooet area of British Columbia in 1988, and a black-t ...
Plague
... The Indian outbreak of plague in 1994. Despite the high incidence of plague in India during the first half of this century, the number of cases had declined since 1950, and the last recorded case occurred in 19667. However, between August and October 1994 two outbreaks of suspected plague occurred, ...
... The Indian outbreak of plague in 1994. Despite the high incidence of plague in India during the first half of this century, the number of cases had declined since 1950, and the last recorded case occurred in 19667. However, between August and October 1994 two outbreaks of suspected plague occurred, ...
Bubonic Plague Reading Material to Accompany Activity by Elizabeth Buda
... understaffed, since most of the world's governments have grown complacent about the risk of a fourth plague pandemic. Their complacency is far from warranted. In the first place, rodenticides and insecticides used to control rat and flea populations in urban areas are no longer as effective as they ...
... understaffed, since most of the world's governments have grown complacent about the risk of a fourth plague pandemic. Their complacency is far from warranted. In the first place, rodenticides and insecticides used to control rat and flea populations in urban areas are no longer as effective as they ...
History of infectious diseases development in the Old
... It was known in the Middle Ages about the leprosy that it was the contagious and incurable disease. It was present during the period from the 11th to the 14th century. Historians of that time described the illness in detail. They stated that the infected had “nodes” like smallpox all over the body, ...
... It was known in the Middle Ages about the leprosy that it was the contagious and incurable disease. It was present during the period from the 11th to the 14th century. Historians of that time described the illness in detail. They stated that the infected had “nodes” like smallpox all over the body, ...
View PDF - e-Science Central
... sufficiently rapid against sieged peoples. Thus, by the spring of 1347, the exhausted and decimated Tartar army was forced to abandon the military campaign. Genoese were finally free to sail from the harbor of Caffa and to return to Italy, bringing the pestilence with them, and starting the most let ...
... sufficiently rapid against sieged peoples. Thus, by the spring of 1347, the exhausted and decimated Tartar army was forced to abandon the military campaign. Genoese were finally free to sail from the harbor of Caffa and to return to Italy, bringing the pestilence with them, and starting the most let ...
European Guidelines for the clinical management of plague and
... Plague is an acute bacterial infection caused by the organism Yersinia pestis. Historically, three plague pandemics have killed more than 200 million people, including the Black Death epidemic in 14th century Europe [1]. This disease, primarily the bubonic form, is still reported from several countr ...
... Plague is an acute bacterial infection caused by the organism Yersinia pestis. Historically, three plague pandemics have killed more than 200 million people, including the Black Death epidemic in 14th century Europe [1]. This disease, primarily the bubonic form, is still reported from several countr ...
the bubonic plague
... BUBONIC PLAGUE CASE • Lucinda and John, both residents of New Mexico traveled to New York for vacation in the year 2002. Within a few days of their arrival, they started to feel very sick. The average incubation time of the Bubonic plague is 3 days, but can range from 2-8 days. They were exposed to ...
... BUBONIC PLAGUE CASE • Lucinda and John, both residents of New Mexico traveled to New York for vacation in the year 2002. Within a few days of their arrival, they started to feel very sick. The average incubation time of the Bubonic plague is 3 days, but can range from 2-8 days. They were exposed to ...
PowerPoint
... Tularemia – Francisella tularensis • Definition: infection with Francisella tularensis, Gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogen, whose natural reservoirs are wild-animals, small rodents, hares, rabbits; 100-200 cases/year in the US • Transmission: ticks (other arthropods), deer flies , con ...
... Tularemia – Francisella tularensis • Definition: infection with Francisella tularensis, Gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogen, whose natural reservoirs are wild-animals, small rodents, hares, rabbits; 100-200 cases/year in the US • Transmission: ticks (other arthropods), deer flies , con ...
FACTS ABOUT PLAGUE IN CALIFORNIA
... SYMPTOMS OF PLAGUE The initial symptoms of plague include fever, chills, muscle aches, weakness, and, commonly, swollen and tender lymph nodes (called “buboes”). Buboes most commonly occur in the knee, armpit, or groin. This form is called bubonic plague. Contact a physician immediately if you becom ...
... SYMPTOMS OF PLAGUE The initial symptoms of plague include fever, chills, muscle aches, weakness, and, commonly, swollen and tender lymph nodes (called “buboes”). Buboes most commonly occur in the knee, armpit, or groin. This form is called bubonic plague. Contact a physician immediately if you becom ...
this PDF file
... Wild rodents in certain areas around the world are infected with plague. Outbreaks in people still occur in rural communities or in cities. They are usually associated with infected rats and rat fleas that live in the home. In the United States, the last urban plague epidemic occurred in Los Angeles ...
... Wild rodents in certain areas around the world are infected with plague. Outbreaks in people still occur in rural communities or in cities. They are usually associated with infected rats and rat fleas that live in the home. In the United States, the last urban plague epidemic occurred in Los Angeles ...
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.