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Untreated bubonic plague can progress to septicemic or pneumonic plague. Septicemic plague—which can also result from flea ...

We currently lack a safe, effective and licensed vaccine for pneumonic plague, which is nearly always fatal and has been weaponized. Yersinia pestis overcomes host defense, in a large part ...

Septicemic plague infects the bloodstream. Pneumonic plague, which can be passed from human to human, occurs when the bacillus moves into the pulmonary system, choking off breathing. Infection in ...

Although rare, person-to-person transmission may occur with pneumonic plague. This severe type of plague causes pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs. The virus SARS-COV-2 causes COVID ...

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While the current Madagascar outbreak of pneumonic plague has not yet developed antibiotic resistance, it nonetheless serves as a chilling warning for global public health. To combat this disease ...

A surface protease helps Yersinia pestis plow its way through the body during pneumonic plague. During the 14th through 16th centuries, Y. pestis caused a pandemic of plague that killed a third of ...

A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study was conducted in an African Green Monkey (AGM) animal model of pneumonic plague. Compared to the placebo group, mortality in the moxifloxacin group ...

In some experimental models, LcrV-specific antibodies suffice to protect against pneumonic plague, apparently by promoting phagocytosis and helping phagocytes survive Y. pestis encounters.