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The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Plague includes the 32 symptoms listed below:
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The typical sign of the most common form of human plague is a swollen and very tender lymph gland, accompanied by pain. The swollen gland is called a "bubo." Bubonic plague should be suspected when a person develops a swollen gland, fever, chills, headache, and extreme exhaustion, and has a history of possible exposure to infected rodents, rabbits, or fleas. A person usually becomes ill with bubonic plague 2 to 6 days after being infected.
When bubonic plague is left untreated, plague bacteria invade the bloodstream. As the plague bacteria multiply in the bloodstream, they spread rapidly throughout the body and cause a severe and often fatal condition. Infection of the lungs with the plague bacterium causes the pneumonic form of plague, a severe respiratory illness. The infected person may experience high fever, chills, cough, and breathing difficulty and may expel bloody sputum. If plague patients are not given specific antibiotic therapy, the disease can progress rapidly to death. About 14% (1 in 7) of all plague cases in the United States are fatal. (Source: excerpt from Plague Diagnosis: DVBID)
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fever, chills, prostration, abdominal pain, shock and bleeding into skin and other organs (Source: excerpt from Plague Epidemiology: DVBID_1)
There are three forms of plague. Symptoms of bubonic plague include enlarged, tender lymph nodes, fever, chills and prostration; septicemic plague symptoms include fever, chills, prostration, abdominal pain, shock, and bleeding into skin and other organs; and pneumonic plague symptoms include fever, chills, cough, difficulty breathing, and rapid shock and death if not treated early. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Plague: CDC-OC)
When considering symptoms of Plague, it is also important to consider Plague as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Plague may cause:
Incubation period for Plague: A person usually becomes ill with bubonic plague 2 to 6 days after being infected. (Source: excerpt from Plague Diagnosis: DVBID)
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The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Plague. This signs and symptoms information for Plague has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Plague signs or Plague symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Plague may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Plague symptoms.
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