Friday, December 4, 2009

Plague


Plague is a deadly infectious disease and it is caused by the enterobacteria yersinia petis.plague is primarily carried by rodents. Rodents are mostly called as rats. This disease spread to humans via fleas. Is still an endemic disease in some parts of the world Plague will surely lead to death if proper treatment is not done. There are several pathologies of plague. They are bubonic plague, septicemic plague, pnuemoic plague and other forms. The traditional treatments for plague are using streptomycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline. The most recent treatments followed widely are using gentamicin and doxycycline.plague diseases initially create some pain and it grows gradually all over the human body and result in death.

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