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Plaga Short Version
Plaga Short Version
Family Enterobacteriaceae
Gram negative coccobacillus, pleomorphic Aerobic, facultative anaerobic, and facultativeintracellular
Destroyed by
Sunlight Desiccation
Survival
1 hour in air Briefly in soil 1 week in soft tissue Years when frozen
Bubonic Plague
Septicemic Plague
Pneumonic Plague
Incubation: 1-6 days Primary - Y.pestisinhaled Secondary - septicemic form spreads Clinical signs
Fever, chills, headache, septicemia Respiratory distress, hemoptysis