Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
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PlaguePlague suitCopyright © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings“Black death”: Yersinia pestis,G- rod, bipolar stainingEndemic in Southwest sylvaticplagueReservoir: Rats, groundsquirrels, <strong>and</strong> prairie dogsVector: infected fleas• Bubonic plague:Bacterial growth in blood<strong>and</strong> lymph• Septicemia plague:Septic shock• Pneumonic plague:Bacteria in <strong>the</strong> lungs