Facts about Bubonic Plague

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   During the third plague pandemic beginning in the 1850s, bubonic plague spread from China to ports worldwide, killing millions in India alone.

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   Modern antibiotics such as streptomycin and doxycycline can effectively treat bubonic plague if administered early in the infection.

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   Swollen lymph nodes called buboes, typically appearing in the groin, armpit, or neck, give bubonic plague its distinctive name.

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   Bubonic plague is transmitted primarily through the bites of infected fleas that live on rodents, particularly rats.

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   The bubonic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, killed an estimated one-third of Europe's population during the Black Death of the 14th century.

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