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Where does yersinia pestis infect the most in the body?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

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.

Answered 4/13/2014

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