Publisher Summary Bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis ranks as the most severe
bacterial disease known to humanity. In the mouse, this bleak process consists of an initial …

Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, an enzootic vectorborne disease usually
infecting rodents (rats) and fleas. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas …

Introduction. Plague is a flea-transmitted disease affecting and perpetuated by rodents.
Persistence of Y. pestis is the result of an elaborate interaction of at least four elements:(1) …

Various types of animal models of plague have been developed, including mice, rats,
guinea pigs, and nonhuman primates. Studies have indicated that rodent and nonhuman …

The plague of man is a severe, systemic bacterial infectious disease. Without antibacterial
therapy, the disease is associated with a high case fatality rate, ranging from 40%(bubonic …

During the past decade, plague infections have persisted with undiminished importance in
foci of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, while infections caused by the other yersiniae were …

Plague is an ancient, serious, infectious disease which is still endemic in regions of the
modern world and is a potential biothreat agent. This paper discusses the natural history of …

SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …

Yersinia pestis is the bacteria that causes plague, one of the deadliest diseases in human
history. Three major plague pandemics (the Justinian Plague, the Black Death and the …

Plague offers readers an overview of this highly complex disease caused by the bacteria
Yersinia pestis. The history of the disease, as well as information about Yersinia pestis and …