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=What is the plague?=

● The plague is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis that can affect both animals and humans.

Symptoms
● Fever, mustle pain , arthralgia , headache , diarrhea.

● People with the plague need immediate treatment. If treatment is not received within 24 hours of when the first symptoms occur, death may be unavoidable. ● Antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline are used to treat plague.


 * How do people get plague? **
 * By the bites of infected fleas
 * By direct contact with the tissues or body fluids of a plague-infected animal
 * By laboratory exposure to plague bacteria