Black plague (medical condition): A rare but serious bacterial infection involving the bacterium Yersinia Pestis which can be carried by rodents and transmitted to humans by flea bites or through direct contact with an infected animal.
See also:
Plague:
»Introduction: Plague
»Symptoms of Plague
»Tests for Plague
»Treatments for Plague
Black plague: black death
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Black plague:
Black plague is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Black plague, or a subtype of Black plague,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Black plague: Another name for Plague (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Plague
»Symptoms of Plague
»Treatments for Plague
Black plague: Black plague is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Black plague incude:
See full list of 32 symptoms of Black plague (Plague)
Treatments for Black plague (Plague) include:
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Treatment of Black plague: For more treatment information about Black plague, see treatment of Plague (Black plague)
Plague is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by a bacterium named Yersinia pestis. (Source: excerpt from CDC Plague Home Page: DVBID)
These medical disease topics may be related to Black plague:
Source - NIH
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