pneumonic plague

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:antibioticTreatment ciprofloxacin
doxycycline
gentamicin
streptomycin
gptkbp:category zoonosis
respiratory disease
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Yersinia_pestis
gptkbp:complication respiratory failure
septic shock
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1899
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label pneumonic plague
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 1-4 days
gptkbp:mortalityRate high if untreated
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:Madagascar_outbreak_(2017)
gptkb:Manchurian_plague_(1910–1911)
gptkbp:prevention isolation of patients
early antibiotic treatment of cases
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:bubonic_plague
gptkb:septicemic_plague
gptkbp:symptom fever
cough
shortness of breath
chest pain
hemoptysis
gptkbp:transmission person-to-person via respiratory droplets
gptkbp:treatment antibiotics
gptkbp:vectorFor none (direct transmission)
gptkbp:zoonotic yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plague
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4