Question 1

how to get bubonic plague?

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Bubonic Plague: is usually transmitted by the  bite of an infected rat flea, (Xenopsylla cheopis). Rarely transmitted by contact with infected tissue or person to person via cough.
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Question 2

why did the bubonic plague travel?

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Plagues: The bubonic plague spread rapidly due to the hardy nature of fleas and rodents.  These are the main hosts and transmittors of bubonic plague...Humans were just along for the ride unfortunately.

Question 3

does the bubonic plague still exist?

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Yes: Plague is still present in the southwestern United States, as well as many other parts of the world. It is easily treatable with antibiotics if diagnosed early.

Question 4

what are the tests for bubonic plague?

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Blood: Blood cultures, examinations, and pcr/dna testing.

Question 5

describe the features of bubonic plague.?

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Thankfully, not sure: Best description I ever read was http://tinyurl.Com/4gvjk 
nobody I know has ever seen a "the plague" and historians argue whether we really know what caused the 14th century epidemic. We are taught it was caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis.  There is no proof, but good circumstantial evidence. Some argue modern Yersinia disease is different, but it probably evolved/mutated over 700+ years.

Question 6

do you think i should be afraid of the bubonic plague?

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Yes and no: It will come through again and cause widespread mortality if and only if there is a massive collapse in society (i.e., a nuclear war) and people are once again foolish enough to stop keeping cats. You won't meet pneumonic or septicemic disease in today's world and if you meet the bubonic form from a woodchuck's fleas, you'll be sick in time for shotgun antibiotics to cure you.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: bubonic plague?

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Bubonic plague: Bubonic plague (black death)  is a bacterial infection caused when fleas spread  Yersinia pestis.  Symptoms include:  enlarged lymph nodes, fever, chills, headache, fatigue, &amp; muscle aches.

Question 8

can you please tell me the typical symptoms of bubonic plague?

Accepted Answer

Plague: Fever, chills and extremely painful lymph node swelling usually in the groin or axilla.

Question 9

what diseases of today might be compared to the bubonic plague?

Accepted Answer

Several: In a limited way, the SARS outbreak was psychologically similar to the black plague of long ago.  AIDS fits the mold best, however.  Both imparted the terror that such an outbreak needs to compare with plague.

Question 10

how are black plague, black death, and bubonic plague different?

Accepted Answer

Same disease: This is the epidemic form of infection by f pestis. It was called "black" because at the end the disseminated intravascular coagulation caused gangrene of the extremities, and "bubonic" because the infected lymph nodes would swell greatly.

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