Question
A 4-column chart with 3 rows titled The Three Types of Plague: Yersiniapestis. Column 1 is labeled What is it? with entries Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague, Pneumonic Plague. Column 2 is labeled What happens? with entries Patients get flu-like symptoms and swollen, tender lymph nodes 3 to 7 days after infection; The bacteria multiply in the blood. Can involve more serious symptoms such as gangrene and bleeding from mouth, nose, or under the skin; The most dangerous form of plague. It happens when Yersiniapestis bacteria invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. Column 3 is labeled What causes it? with entries Yersiniapestis bacteria spread from a flea or insect bite; Septicemic Plague comes from a flea or insect bite. Patients can also develop it from untreated Bubonic Plague; Patients inhale airborne plague bacteria from a person or animal infected with either Septicemic or Bubonic Plague. Column 4 is labeled Is it contagious? with entries Bubonic Plague is rarely spread from human to human; Septicemic Plague is rarely spread from human to human; Yes. Pneumonic Plague is primarily spread through human-to-human contact.
Summarize the three types of plague presented in the chart. Discuss their causes, symptoms, and mode of transmission.
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The chart outlines three types of plague caused by the bacteria **Yersinia pestis**: Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague, and Pneumonic Plague, each with distinct causes, symptoms, and modes of transmission.
1. **Bubonic Plague**:
- **Cause**: Bubonic Plague is primarily spread from the bite of fleas or insects that carry the bacteria.
- **Symptoms**: Patients typically experience flu-like symptoms, including swollen and tender lymph nodes, which usually appear 3 to 7 days after infection.
- **Transmission**: It is rarely spread from human to human.
2. **Septicemic Plague**:
- **Cause**: Similar to Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague arises from flea or insect bites. It can also develop in patients who have not treated their Bubonic Plague.
- **Symptoms**: In this form, the bacteria multiply in the blood, leading to more severe symptoms, including gangrene and bleeding from the mouth, nose, or under the skin.
- **Transmission**: Like Bubonic Plague, it is rarely transmitted from person to person.
3. **Pneumonic Plague**:
- **Cause**: This type occurs when the Yersinia pestis bacteria invade the lungs, often after inhaling airborne bacteria from an infected person or animal.
- **Symptoms**: Pneumonic Plague presents as pneumonia and is considered the most dangerous form of the plague.
- **Transmission**: Unlike the other types, Pneumonic Plague is primarily spread through direct human-to-human contact.
In summary, while all three forms of plague stem from the Yersinia pestis bacteria and exhibit severe symptoms, their transmission routes differ, with only Pneumonic Plague being contagious between humans.
1. **Bubonic Plague**:
- **Cause**: Bubonic Plague is primarily spread from the bite of fleas or insects that carry the bacteria.
- **Symptoms**: Patients typically experience flu-like symptoms, including swollen and tender lymph nodes, which usually appear 3 to 7 days after infection.
- **Transmission**: It is rarely spread from human to human.
2. **Septicemic Plague**:
- **Cause**: Similar to Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague arises from flea or insect bites. It can also develop in patients who have not treated their Bubonic Plague.
- **Symptoms**: In this form, the bacteria multiply in the blood, leading to more severe symptoms, including gangrene and bleeding from the mouth, nose, or under the skin.
- **Transmission**: Like Bubonic Plague, it is rarely transmitted from person to person.
3. **Pneumonic Plague**:
- **Cause**: This type occurs when the Yersinia pestis bacteria invade the lungs, often after inhaling airborne bacteria from an infected person or animal.
- **Symptoms**: Pneumonic Plague presents as pneumonia and is considered the most dangerous form of the plague.
- **Transmission**: Unlike the other types, Pneumonic Plague is primarily spread through direct human-to-human contact.
In summary, while all three forms of plague stem from the Yersinia pestis bacteria and exhibit severe symptoms, their transmission routes differ, with only Pneumonic Plague being contagious between humans.