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| ==Overview==
| | #Redirect [[Yersinia pestis infection history and symptoms]] |
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| ==Symptoms==
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| Bubonic plague symptoms appear suddenly, usually after 2 - 5 days of exposure to the bacteria. Symptoms include:
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| *Chills
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| *General ill feeling ([[malaise]])
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| *High fever
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| *Muscle [[pain]]
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| *Severe [[headache]]
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| *[[Seizures]]
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| *Smooth, painful [[lymph]] [[gland]] [[swelling]] called a bubo
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| *Commonly found in the [[groin]], but may occur in the [[armpit]]s or [[neck]], most often at the site of the initial [[infection]] (bite or scratch)
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| *[[Pain]] may occur in the area before the [[swelling]] appears
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| Pneumonic plague symptoms appear suddenly, typically 2 - 3 days after exposure. They include:
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| *Difficulty breathing
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| *Frothy, [[bloody]] [[sputum]]
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| *Severe [[cough]]
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| Septicemic plague may cause death even before its [[symptoms]] occur. Symptoms can include:
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| *[[Abdominal pain]]
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| *[[Bleeding]] due to blood clotting problems
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| *[[Diarrhea]]
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| *[[Fever]]
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| *Low [[blood pressure]]
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| *[[Nausea]]
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| *[[Organ failure]]
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| *[[Vomiting]]
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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