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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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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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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