Question 1

how dangerous is yersinia?

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Which species?: The genus Yersinia includes pestis (cause of plague), enterocolitica and pseudotuberculosis.  Each can produce severe and potentially life-threatening disease if you become infected.  Generally the latter two produce gastroenteritic infections and can mimic appendicitis.  Infections may be followed by Guillian-Barre syndrome.

Question 2

how does yersinia hurt you?

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Causes diarrhea...: As well as abdominal pain and fever.  Most of the time the illness gets better on it's own and no antibiotics are treatment.  In people with co-morbidities (diabetes, poor immune system) and those with bacteria in the blood stream, then the disease can be bad.  Most of the time, it's not.

Question 3

does yersinia pestis occur naturally?

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Yes: Yersinia pestis is the bacteria that causes plague. It occurs naturally in nature. It infects various rodents and is spread to people through flea bites.

Question 4

what are the symptoms associated with yersinia?

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Diarrhea..: Diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever.  Sometimes nasuea and vomiting.  Most of the time, the symptoms get better on their own.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: yersinia?

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Yersinia: Yersinia  =  Enterobacteriaceae bacteria which can cause infections.

Question 6

where are the most common places yersinia are found?

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Plague: Most of the cases of plague reported to the world health organization are from africa, asia and south america.

Question 7

can physical barriers stop the transmission of the yersinia?

Accepted Answer

Plague: Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague, only transmits from person to person via the respiratory route from a patient with pneumonic plague. Respiratory precautions are needed.

Question 8

how dangerous is yersinia pestis when you go hiking on vacations?

Accepted Answer

Low on the list!: Based on the large number of questions on this website about Yersinia pestis, there's clearly someone out there who is very worried about plague!  Plague is not a concern on a hiking trip, unless a bioterrorist decides to release the bacteria on your hiking trail. This would clearly be someone who flunked bioterrorism 101.

Question 9

how does yersinia reproduce?  only in rats and fleas?

Accepted Answer

Plague: Yersinia pestis replicates like other bacteria.  It grows well in rodents and fleas as well as other mammals like humans.

Question 10

where does yersinia pestis infect the most in the body?

Accepted Answer

See below: Yersinia pestis the cause of plague has 2 main forms.  
Bubonic plague causes regional lymph node swelling usually in the groin, axilla or neck.
Pneumonic plague affects the lungs.

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