Plague into the 21st century.

نویسنده

  • Thomas Butler
چکیده

As an ancient scourge, plague caused deadly epidemics in medieval Europe, and in the 20th century, it caused extensive mortality in India and Vietnam. Crossing into the 21st century, it has attracted particular attention as a potential bioweapon, for which a new vaccine needs to be developed. Human plague syndromes are mainly bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic, all caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Considerable strides have been made in understanding the causative organism’s virulence, although plague has persisted as a killer disease in Africa, Asia, and the Americas [1]. This update focuses on epidemiological trends, bacterial virulence, diagnosis, and treatment of plague.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

دوره 49 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009