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et al. unprotected contact with infectious bodily fluids or contaminated materials Plague is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by Yersinia pestis, a Gram negative bacillus that is non-motile, rod-shaped, and a facultative anaerobe. Transmission is by fleas carried on rats, although new theories include via human body lice and infected grain. Disease is transmitted by animals and their infected fleas. Samuel K Cohn JR. Author information Copyright and License information PMC Disclaimer. WHO/CDS/CSR/EDC/ Plague Manual Epidemiology, Distribution, Surveillance and Control It is transmitted between animals through fleas. We discuss symptomatology and treatment options Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. Humans can be infected through: the bite of infected vector fleas. Open any Dennis, David T, Gage, Kenneth L, Gratz, Norman G, Poland, Jack D, Tikhomirov, Evgueni. Plague fulfils all the criteria and hence should be a priority A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on human plague in the United States emphasizes the importance of two related trends in the epidemiology of human plague: (1) increased. Plague manual: epidemiology, distribution, surveillance Operational guidelines on plague surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and controlPlague – diagnosis – epidemiology – prevention and controlDisease OutbreaksPlague remains endemic in Madagascar, Congo, and Peru. This history of medicine review highlights plague events across the centuries. A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on human plague in the United States emphasizes the importance of two related trends in the epidemiology of human World Health Organization (WHO) 4 Epidemiology of the Black Death and Successive Waves of Plague. (). Yersinia pestis is found all over the world These included impact on health (mortality and morbidity caused), capability of the agent to cause epidemic, potential for prevention and cure, international importance, economical impact and potential for deliberate use.