Symptoms usually appear within one to seven ... There are three types of plague – bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic plague. With the pneumonic form of plague – which means it affects the ...

Initial symptoms — sudden fever ... Septicemic plague infects the bloodstream. Pneumonic plague, which can be passed from human to human, occurs when the bacillus moves into the pulmonary ...

Symptoms to watch out ... Over 80% of plague cases in the U.S. have been the bubonic form, according to the CDC, though the ...

We currently lack a safe, effective and licensed vaccine for pneumonic plague, which is nearly always fatal and has been weaponized. Yersinia pestis overcomes host defense, in a large part ...

Plague has a 3-to-7 day incubation period, and causes flu-like symptoms including high fever ... septicaemic, and pneumonic. Bubonic plague is the most common form in humans, causing swollen ...

If a flea that had bitten an infected rat jumped onto a person and bit them, it would transmit bubonic plague. Pneumonic plague was spread from one person to another through coughing or sneezing ...