3. • Plague is a disease that affects
humans and other mammals.
• This disease usually spreads through
bites from fleas that previously bite
an infected animal.
• The most common is the bubonic
plauge.
INTRODUCTION
4. CAUSAL ORGANISMS
• Plague is an infectious disease which is caused by the bacteria Yersinia
pestis.
• Plague is an sevior illness, that cause result in pneumonia, blood
infection and if left untreated it can even cause death.
• Domestic cats and dogs can become infected with plague from fleas
bites or from eating infected rodents.
5. SYMPTOMS
Plague is divided into three main types—bubonic, septicemic and
pneumonic depending on which part of our body is involved.
Bubonic plague symptoms include–
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Muscle aches.
Septicemic plague symptoms include--
• Fever and chills.
• Extreme weakness
• Abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting
◾ Pneumonic plague symptoms include-
• High fever.
• Nausea.
• Chest pain.
6. TREATMENT
• Plague can be a very severe disease in people, with a case fatality
ration of 30% --- 60% it left untreated.
• Antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline and
ciprofloxacin are used to treat plauge.
• To prevent relapse, antibiotic treatment should be continued for 10 day
or for at least 3 days after defervescence and clinical recovery.
7. CONTROL
• Vaccine aren't widely used to protect against plague.
• Avoid direct contact with infective tissue.
• Avoid exposure to patients with pneumonic plague.
• Wear gloves if you have to handle animals that could be infected.
This includes living and dead animals.
• Clear piles of brush, wood, trash or other places where wild
animals might make a home. Don't leave pet food out or feed wild
animals.
8. CONCLUSION
Historically, Plague was responsible for widespread
pandemics with high mortality. It was also known as the ‘Black
Death’ during the fourteenth century, Causing more than 50
million deaths in Europe.Nowadays,Plague is easily treated
with antibiotics and the use of standardprecautions to prevent
acquiring infection.
