Pneumonic plague

Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Symptoms include fever, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing, and coughing up blood. They typically... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Infectious disease
• Symptoms:  Fever, headache, shortness of breath, cough, coughing up blood
• Usual onset:  3 to 7 days
• Causes:  Yersinia pestis
• Risk factors:  Rodents
• Diagnostic method:  Sputum testing
• Treatment:  Antibiotics
• Frequency:  3% of all Plague cases (CDC MMWR 2015)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo