pneumonic plague.
plague that results in infection located in lung, which results from direct inhalation of the bacillus and has symptom fever, has symptom chills, has symptom cough and has symptom difficulty breathing
U.S. Monitors Suspected Plague Case in Russia
A 28-year-old Irkutsk anti-plague institute worker died after severe pneumonia; Russia reports no lab pathogen link while nearly 200 contacts are watched and the White House assesses developments.
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About pneumonic plague
Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Symptoms include fever, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing, and coughing up blood. They typically start about three to seven days after exposure. It is one of three forms of plague, the other two being septicemic plague and bubonic plague.
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