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Plague - World Health Organization (WHO) Key facts Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria usually found in small mammals and their fleas People infected with Y pestis often develop symptoms after an incubation period of one to seven days There are two main clinical forms of plague infection: bubonic and pneumonic Bubonic plague is the most common form and is characterized by painful swollen lymph
Plague - World Health Organization (WHO) Pneumonic plague – or lung-based plague – is the most virulent and least common form of plague Typically, it is caused by spread to the lungs from advanced bubonic plague
Plague - World Health Organization (WHO) Plague is an infectious disease found in some small mammals and their fleas People can contract plague if they are in bitten by infected fleas, and develop the bubonic form of plague Sometimes bubonic plague progresses to pneumonic plague, when the bacteria reaches the lungs Person-to-person transmission is possible through the inhalation of infected respiratory droplets of a person who has
Plague – Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO) A pneumonic plague is a form of plague that is transmissible from person-to-person, with a potential to trigger severe epidemics if inadequately controlled Detection of this outbreak occurred more than two weeks after the first case died during which cases travelled to different parts of the country, including the capital Antananarivo
Plague - Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO) Plague is endemic in Madagascar and cases are reported each year in bubonic and pneumonic forms The favorable season for transmission of the disease generally lasts from September to April Cases are usually reported from the central highlands of the country, located at an altitude of over 700 meters, as is the situation with the current outbreak involving the regions of Itasy and Haute
Plague - Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO) Information for international travellersSituationAn outbreak of pneumonic plaque is ongoing in Madagascar since August 2017 As of 30 September 2017, 73 cases (suspected, probable and confirmed) of pneumonic plague were reported by the country, 17 of whom have died In addition, 58 cases of bubonic plague, including seven deaths, have been reported throughout the country Most affected
Encounters with plague: tracing and preventing illness A particularly effective action has involved training teams to find people who have been in contact with a pneumonic plague patient – a system known as "contact tracing" – to help ensure these contacts are protected from falling sick themselves A sudden sickness Rakoto,* a 17-year-old man from Antananarivo, began feeling sick one day in
Plague - Democratic Republic of the Congo Infection with plague can cause severe disease resulting in high mortality in humans, particularly if not identified early Plague can exhibit in three forms: bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic If untreated, bubonic plague can evolve to pneumonic plague Early diagnosis and treatment are essential for survival and reduction of complications
Plague – Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO) The decline in case reports suggests that the epidemic phase of the outbreak is ending, however sustaining ongoing operations is critical to minimize bubonic plague infections and human-to-human transmission of pneumonic plague
Plague – Madagascar - World Health Organization (WHO) Plague is an endemic disease in Madagascar; cases of bubonic plague are reported nearly every year, during the epidemic season (between September and April) However, the ongoing pneumonic plague event has been reported in a non-endemic area and in densely populated coastal cities for the first time