Pest pneumonic rockt China

Pneumonic disease spreads in north-west of China. A man is already dead, 11 were infected and thousands of others are uarantine.

32 years, a farmer in Ziketan, a Tibetan region of Qinghai province, died of pneumonic plague. The other 11 people are members of the meat and the peasants are in a stable condition in hospital. More than 10,000 others who live in the area Ziketan, which covers about 1,000 square meters, have been quarantined and a team of medical experts in the region.

Pneumonic deadly disease is high and doea antibiotics in most cases. This is an airborne bacteria, characterized by coughing and sneezing. He died as bubonic plague, 25 million people in Europe, the Middle Ages
2 dead in September 2008, were a couple on pneumonic plague after the Ministry of Health of China.

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China stresses blockade on pest Hit City

While the negative effects of time constraints against chaos in the south, a deadly virus hit in the north. In Qinghai Province, local authorities have finally succeeded in their efforts to combat an outbreak of pneumonic disease. On Saturday the quarantine was lifted the blockade around the city by the disease. N. new infections have been for over a week.

The disease previously killed three villagers in the district of Landkreis Ziketan in Xinghai. The outbreak began on 30 July 12, when the person in the city, was ill. The nine survivors are in stable condition and restoration. Another 332 people who have close links with patients are now in their forties. Medical staff are disinfecting the area and its efforts to monitor new outbreaks.

Pneumonic plague is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases in the world. Patients dying within 24 hours after infection. Millions have been killed by the disease each year, before the establishment of new China in 1949, but had only one or two cases over the past three years and the number of deaths has decreased significantly.

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China end of the quarantine pest risk

China has completed the quarantine block, July 30, Reuters quoted by Xinhua News Agency pneumonic outbreak of a disease that killed three villagers in a town in China's Tibetan region in Qinghai province's mountainous region the north-west.

In the absence of new cases of disease with a high last week, the epidemic seems to be the city with a population of 10,000, the authorities of the withdrawal of the block.

Fever, infection by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, both for animals and humans is largely of rodents and fleas spread from person to person. Occasionally there are sporadic outbreaks of the disease peumonic China.

The bacteria can survive for about an hour in the air spreads easily, which is a serious disease that can kill 30 to 60% of patients, if not.

Pneumonic plague is a form of plague occurs when Y. pestis infects the lungs, and from person to person through the air.

The other is the bubonic plague, the most common occurs when a chip bites an infected person, or Y. pestis occurs through a break of a person's skin.

The third said septicemic plague, which were not from person to person occurs when plague bacteria proliferate in the blood, such as fever, chills, fatigue, pain, shock and bleeding into skin and other organisms.

Pest pneumonic symptoms are fever, headache, weakness, symptoms of pneumonia, including shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, bloody sputum, or tears. Pneumonia can be 2 to 4 days, they have respiratory failure and shock, and is not treated quickly with antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, tetracycline or chloramphenicol, ie within 24 hours of symptoms, can lead to death.

The World Health Organization said pneumonic plague is the most serious, although less common form of plague.

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Plague in China ... What is it? What resulted?

Since Chinese is the plague of messages, and because the source, if not the disease itself, is a common - is that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on parasites.

There are three forms of plague, in conjunction with the same source, the rodents and fleas. More people suffer from some form of plague in the same time.

This bacteria is destroyed by:

• Sunlight

• Drying.

Early treatment

• within 24 hours of symptoms - is essential to avoid death.

• Antibiotic treatment for a period of seven days.

• No vaccine against the plague in the United States, said this type of information.

"Plague is a disease, the effects on animals and humans. E 'by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is in rodents and fleas, which occurs in many areas of the world, including United States Kingdom.

"Y. pestis is easily destroyed by sunlight and drying. Similarly, if the air, the bacteria to survive up to one hour, although depending on conditions.

"Pneumonic plague is one of several forms of plague. In some cases, these forms may occur singly or in combination: (emphasis added)

"Pneumonic plague occurs when Y. pestis infects the lungs. This type of disease can be from person to person through the air. Transmission can occur if someone breathes in aerosol bacteria, which could reach a bioterrorist attack. Pneumonic plague is spread by inhalation of Y. pestis exhibited respiratory droplets from a person (or animal) with pneumonic plague. become infected in this way, usually a close and direct contact with the sick person or animal. pneumonic disease can also occur when a person with bubonic or septicemic plague is not, and bacteria in the lungs.

"Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. This error occurs if a chip bites an infected person, or on materials that provide Y. pestis from a break in a person, the skin. Patients develop swollen, the use of lymph nodes (called bubo) and fever, headache, chills and weakness. spread of bubonic plague is not a man to man.

"Plague septicemic plague occurs when bacteria proliferate in the blood. It may be a complication of pneumonic or bubonic plague or it may be, of himself. When there is only, is the same as the bubonic plague, but not to develop bubo. Patients have fever, chills, fatigue, pain, shock and bleeding into skin and other organs. septicemic disease is not yet man.

Symptoms and treatment
"With pneumonic plague, the first signs of the disease are fever, headache, weakness, and the rapid development of pneumonia, shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and sometimes bloody or watery sputum. The pneumonia progresses for 2 to 4 days and may be in respiratory arrest and shock. Without early treatment, the patient may die.

"Early treatment of pneumonic plague is essential. To reduce the possibility of death, antibiotics must be within 24 hours after the first symptoms. Streptomycin, gentamicin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol and are effective against pneumonic plague.

"Antibiotics 7 days of treatment to protect people, the direct, close contact with infected patients. Wearing a tight fitting mask operational protects against infection.

"A vaccine against plague is not currently available for use in the United States."

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Three people died and nine others have been infected during the "pneumonic plague" Ausbruch

Three people died and nine others have been infected during the epidemic began July 30 Ziketan, an agricultural town of about 10,000 people in the province of Qinghai, north-west.

Quarantine, seems to have access to the death of a pastor of 32 years, sick of burying his dog, and two of its neighbors. Nine other members of the meat was infected, but are treated with antibiotics.

Pneumonic plague, which is characterized by the same bacteria as bubonic plague, the millions of deaths in Europe during the Middle Ages, transmitted through the air and the World Health Organization that the most deadly

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We are losing the war against the error?

Pneumonic swine influenza Pest - with E. coli in the mix - microbes, securities. I get more for us?

If you eat meat or necrotizing fasciitis morbillivirus horses at the end of the sentence, in essence, drown in the liquid pulmonary infections - whether viral or bacterial infection - the imagination of a way that every day more like cancer and heart disease can not.

In fact, our struggle, of bacteria, the death and depletion of centuries, which has proved a formidable adversary may be.

It was about three billion years more, we have, and are sent to change and adapt to circumstances.

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Serious Pneumonic plague

Serious epidemics are to be considered. Jesus Christ 2000 years ago, said today, shortly before his return to the land of war and noises of war, famine and deadly diseases.

First, we had the HIV virus, and thus the West Nile virus, with its deadly mosquitoes. Six years ago, SARS or the great fear of SARS has fulfilled the Daily News. Then came the bird flu virus, regular, and, more recently, avian influenza H1N1 swine fear.

But another potential pandemic of plague on the news last week. It's pneumonic illness and their source is to the north-west of China.

History teaches us that between the years 1347 and 1352 known as the Black Death bubonic plague of the death of 25 to 30 million Europeans in about one third of population.The bubonic plague in China, and its destruction in Europe.

Pneumonic plague is the same from bacteria, such as bubonic plague. But the spread of bubonic variety fleas, live on rats or other rodents, and is now very successful with antibiotics are discussed.

Frightening, is pneumonic plague appears simple cough and distribution - is far more contagious. It' s most deadly infectious diseases and the World Health Organization, people within 24 hours after infection.

Disappointing. But there is also a link to the rodent pneumonic plague. In 2004, a number of people residing in the province of Qinghai in China died of the plague, because they kill and eat marmots. Marmots are rodents like prairie dogs, Gopher, or more often Groundhog woodchuck or American East.

Pneumonic plague is not new, but because of the rapid spreadability there is a bioterrorist threat.

Serious epidemics are to be considered. Jesus Christ 2000 years ago, said today, shortly before his return to the land of war and noises of war, famine and deadly diseases.

What can I do to prevent this or the beach? First, find out more about what Jesus said that for our time. Practice of quarantine and prevention measures, such as the mouth when coughing and wash their hands often. And Don't eat groundhogs or rodents. In the Bible, God clearly states that animals are for food or not. La's, knowing that the work of today.

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Facts about pneumonic plague

Plague is a disease, the effects on animals and humans. And 'the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is in rodents and fleas, which occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States.

Y. pestis is easily destroyed by sunlight and drying. Similarly, if the air, the bacteria to survive up to one hour, although depending on conditions.

Pneumonic plague is one of several forms of plague. Depending on the circumstances, these forms may occur singly or in combination:


Pneumonic plague occurs when Y. pestis infects the lungs. This type of disease can be from person to person through the air. The transmission can occur if someone breathes in aerosol bacteria, which could happen in a bioterrorist attack. Pneumonic plague is spread by inhalation of Y. pestis exposed respiratory droplets from a person (or animal) with pneumonic plague. To become infected in this way, usually a close and direct contact with the sick person or animal. Pneumonic disease can also occur when a person with bubonic or septicemic plague is not, and bacteria in the lungs.


Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. This error occurs if a chip bites an infected person, or on materials, Y. pestis make a pause of a person's skin. Patients develop swollen, tender lymph nodes (called bubo) and fever, headache, chills and weakness. Spread of bubonic plague is not a man to man.


Plague septicemic plague occurs when bacteria proliferate in the blood. This can be a complication of pneumonic or bubonic plague or it may be, of himself. Occurs only if, it's the same way as bubonic plague, but do not develop bubo. Patients have fever, chills, fatigue, pain, shock and bleeding into skin and other organs. Septicemic disease is not yet man.

Symptoms and treatment
With pneumonic plague, the first signs of the disease are fever, headache, weakness, and the rapid development of pneumonia, shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and sometimes bloody or watery sputum. The pneumonia progresses for 2 to 4 days and, with breathing and shock. Without early treatment, the patient may die.

7 days of treatment with antibiotics to protect people, the direct, close contact with infected patients. Wearing a tight fitting mask operational protects against infection.

A vaccine against plague is not currently available for use in the United States.

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Thailand on alert after the outbreak of pneumonic plague in China

Nonthaburi, 4th August (TNA) - Thailand's Disease Control Department of China pointed out the epidemic of pneumonic plague, and coordination with the World Health Organization, although it was not the onset of the disease in Thailand for 57 years after a senior Health official.

Mr. Somchai Chakrabhand, director general of the Department of Disease Control, said officials of public health, law enforcement in the field of communicable diseases, in response to the situation in the WHO says the deadly infectious diseases, such as global pandemic.

The response to the epidemic of pneumonic disease in China Ziketan of Qinghai province north-west, killing at least three people.

Currently, the city of more than 10,000 people have already closed and a team of medical experts was sent to the region.

Mr. Somchai said that the pneumonic plague was the bacterium "Yersinia pestis. Bacillus of the plague in the skin at the site of the bite and travels through the lymphatic system in the lymph nodes near.

This is, in general, from animals to humans through the bite of infected fleas, by direct contact, inhalation and rarely from food or drink food infected.

People infected with influenza often begin with similar symptoms after an incubation period of 3-7 days. Patients usually develop a sudden fever, chills, pain in the head and body and weakness, vomiting and nausea. Untreated patients die within 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of State for Public Health Dr Prat Boonyawongviroj added that the disease can be treated with antibiotics. Pneumonic plague in Thailand last pandemic in 1952.

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Looking more closely at how the plague, and that

A view of the plague, which killed two pneumonic in China:

Pneumonic plague is the fighting and less common form of the disease. The patients, 24 hours after infection.

Plague is a disease of animals, circulating, particularly in small animals such as rats and mice, but the bacteria can infect humans.

Since 2001, the World Health Organization reports about six plague, but some may not, as so often in remote areas.

Between 1998 and 2008 nearly 24,000 cases were reported, of which almost 2,000 deaths.

Plague can be treated effectively with antibiotics, but not if it can kill up to 60% of the population is infected.

People are infected when bitten by plague, the fleas, if they come into contact with infected surfaces or inhaler, if the bacteria.

People infected with the virus fever, usually experience flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, muscle aches, vomiting and nausea after an incubation period of 3-7 days.

Pneumonic disease may directly between people, because the air by bacteria and can be inhaled by those in close contact with infected patients.

With the rule of origin, quarantine and isolation.

The most common is the plague, bubonic plague, also known as "Black Death", has swept across Europe, which has killed millions of people in 14 st century.

The disease has never been removed and continues to cause young people in Africa, Russia, America and Asia.

The causes of the rule of a few thousand cases per year, mostly in people in close contact with rodents, as the hunters. More than 98% of the world's are in Africa.

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Pneumonic Plague - How Scary?

Pneumonic disease was in a city of 10,000 people in China, and the whole town was quarantined. Broadcast, where the disease is and how deadly?

Pneumonic plague by bacteria, such as bubonic plague, but it is fatal (scientists say "aggressive"), the bubonic plague, that is, it kills people is much faster.

This is a plus and minus characters. Killing people faster than bubonic plague, which limits the speed with which they may be different from person to person as possible.

Unlike bubonic plague, fleas, the pneumonic plague in humans to humans through contact with coughing or sneezing. It is unclear, as many load and in what period it is necessary for a person inhaling aerosol droplets rather by the bacterium.

Some patients die within 24 hours if not treated, and inhalation of symptoms such as colds. If antibiotics are the first symptoms appear, the survival rate is very high.

Without treatment, mortality is close to 100% - is that, until recently, when all the survivors without antibiotics. Some animals in China are carriers of bacteria, and humans are infected and killed when the skin of infected animals, probably some bacteria are inhaled aerosol.

Surprisingly, the bacterium is destroyed by sunlight and drying, although a release into the air, the CDC says that the survival of one hour of waiting.

China pneumonic disease? So far, only three people were infected, and people living in the city in their homes, and the city was quarantined.

Those measures are very effective in combating the disease. In the U.S., the doubts, the quarantine laws in many countries, including the extension of rights to privacy.

If the plague were in a large urban area in the United States, it is very difficult, the spread in an emergency. China has a good opportunity to control the epidemic.

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Pneumonic Plague.

It is feared that the H1N1 virus, but here's somewhat' more afraid pneumonic plague.

A city of northwest China was closed because someone died of pneumonic plague, while another 11 are infected.

According to the World Health Organization pneumonic plague

It's the same bacterium, the bubonic plague - the Black Death, killed more than 20 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Pneumonic plague is more dangerous than the bubonic plague, trafficking in human beings, he may, within 24 hours after infection.

The person who has died of pneumonic plague Ziketan city in the province of Qinghai is a 32-year-old shepherd.

The eleven others, who have been infected by many of their parents.

The government has quarantined the city China's 10,000 people.


is a disease that is characterized by air and can be the person to person through coughing.

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China: Tibetan cause pneumonic plague distance of the city seal

China: Tibetan cause pneumonic plague distance of the city seal

According to the Chinese, Tibetan Ziketan city in north-west, China was closed after three people died of pneumonic plague. The highly contagious pulmonary disease has infected eight others in the same city.

Health Bureau of Qinghai Province, said one of 32 years, pastors and a neighbor who is 37 years in Ziketan, a city of 10,000 Tibetans who lost their lives. A doctor at a nearby hospital, where patients are treated, said a third victim, 64, died Monday at about 6:40.

The Chinese authorities have reported that most infected patients are in stable condition, but Wen Xin, a doctor at the clinic of Xinghai County in the Tibetan province of Qinghai, said the wife of the pastor is in serious condition and coughing blood . He said another 13 people quarantined in a hospital for observation.

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12 pneumonic plague in NW China (Xinhua)

12 NW pneumonic plague in China

Starting from 8:00 am Tuesday, 12 cases of plague has been confirmed pneumonic Xinghai County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of China's north-west's Qinghai Province.

Cases, three deaths, one close to death and serious in the state. The others are stable. The local government has closed and quarantined Ziketan of the city, the source of the epidemic. Province and health authorities are using a team of experts in the field. N. Reports of new infections.

"Now, the material provided in the infected area are stable. The man is calm and social order is normal, which means that our actions are safe, orderly and efficient."

Currently there are 218 people quarantined in a hospital, and 115 of them were in close contact with infected people. Local authorities have their hands more than 40,000 flyers and records for the prevention of plague.

Pneumonic plague is one of the most dangerous infectious diseases in the world and can kill patients within 24 hours after infection, the World Health Organization.

Xinhua News Agency reports Xi'ning. (XHTV)

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China: pneumonic illness "real" control

China's against pneumonic plague in the province of Qinghai, north-west, are effective and the disease can not expect the center of the epidemic, the experts of the Ministry of Health said Wednesday.

Health authorities in Qinghai Province responded immediately to the plague and found the chain of transmission of the disease in a short period of time, which is the key to effective control, "said Professor Liang Wannian, deputy director of the Ministry of Health emergency, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Hainan on Wednesday.

The local government has closed 3500 km ² around the center Ziketan Township, with a population of 10,000, and 23 quarantine stations for the overtime.

"There is no reason to worry about infection, Qinghai when you travel, not to mention panic," said Liang.

N. other infections have been, except for 12 patients in Ziketan, quarantine, July 31, three of whom died, and was in critical condition, as Tuesday, Fukui said Dong, head of the government, Hainan Prefecture Ziketan manages.

The quarantine of patients, members of the first death of patients and doctors, Dong said.

Another Xinhua report shows quarter of the patient is near death and the other is in serious condition.

pneumonic plague news.

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What is Lung plague (Pneumonic Plague ICD9 020.5) ?

Lung plague (Pneumonic Plague ICD9 020.5)



Diagnosis :
pneumonia from bacterial or other Pneumococci.

Cause:
Yersinia pestis.

The laboratory diagnosis:
Be careful about storage security tint g sputum culture and food culture in general.

Incubation:
about 2-3 days.

Transmission:
the droplet spread easily from walking and breathing things that just new pathogen contamination.

Incidence:
a complication of bubonic plague symptoms, lymph node (See plague lymph node) or may be infected first.

Treatment:
drugs with streptomycin tetracycline or chloramphenicol.

Control:
Separation patients retain more stringent.

The disease experience:
7 days to retain a separate search and chemical protection.
(Including public officials) World Health Organization report.
(A disease to international health reporting rules the year 2005 edition)

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