Glossary for Plague

• Adenopathy: Enlarged lymph nodes which may be caused by local or generalised infection, inflammatory conditions, malignancy or more unusual disorders.
• Anthrax: A serious infectious bacterial disease that can be fatal.
• Bacteremia: A condition where there is the presence of bacteria in the blood
• Bacterial diseases: Diseases caused by a bacterial infection
• Blisters: Blistering of the skin.
• Bubonic plague: Severe flea-borne bacterial disease
• Death: The cessation of life
• Diseases contagious from animals: Diseases that can be contracted from animals
• Diseases contagious from rodents: Diseases that can be contracted from rodents
• Flea-borne diseases: Diseases that are carried by fleas
• Hantavirus: A genus of viruses from the family Bunyaviridae
• Leucocytosis: increase in the total number of white blood cells in the blood
• Lymph symptoms: Symptoms affecting the lymphatic system or lymph nodes
• Lymphadenitis: The inflammation of the one or several lymph nodes
• Lymphogranuloma venereum: Type of chlamydia (sexually transmitted disease)
• Meningoencephalitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the brain and meninges
• PUPPPS: Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
• Pneumonic plague: Severe flea-borne bacterial disease affecting the lungs
• Rickettsial disease: A disease caused by infection with rickettsial bacteria which are transmitted by arthropods such as ticks, mites and lice. Different rickettsial bacteria can cause different types of infections such as typhus, spotted fever and trench fever. Symptoms can vary somewhat between the different types.
• Rodent-borne disease: Any disease that is carried by rodents
• Sepsis: The presence of pathological micro-organisms in the blood
• Swollen lymph glands: The occurrence of lymph glands which are swollen
• Thrombocytopenia: Decreased platelets in the blood
• Tularemia: A rare infections disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis (a gram-negative pleomorphic coccobacillus). Transmission occurs through contact with infected animals or there habitats e.g. bites from infected insects or other animals, eating infected wild animals, contact with contaminated water and soil. Symptoms can vary greatly depending on the method of infection. For example infection through inhalation can cause symptoms similar to pneumonia, eating infected animals can cause a sore throat and abdominal symptoms and transmission through the skin can cause result in a painful skin ulcer.
• Type A influenza subtype H1: The H1 subtype of influenza is a strain of the type A influenza virus that can cause cause serious illness and result in pandemics. Influenza is viral respiratory infection. The virus is very contagious and can cause severe illness especially in patients who are very young or old or have some other medical condition as well. The severity of symptoms can vary but usually involves respiratory and constitutional (e.g. headache, aching muscles) symptoms. The influenza virus can mutate and produce different strains though the symptoms are the same. This frequent mutation means that people need regular vaccinations to ensure they are protected against new strains as they arise.
• Typhoid fever: Fever from bacterial food poisoning.
• Ulcer: A local defect in the mucosa

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