Bubonic plague differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Diseases with similar symptoms

• Asthma
• effects of antibiotics
• allergies
• whooping cough

Chest X Ray

Some other infectious diseases can be differentiated by looking at chest x ray images. For example, SARS, Hantavirus syndrome, and Anthrax all need to be ruled out because they do present with some similar Symptoms. An example of a chest x ray for Hantavirus and Anthrax is shown.