Difference type of plague

TYPES OF PLAGUE

There are three basic form of plague

1. Bubonic plague

• The most common form of plague is bubonic plague.
• It is usually contracted when an infected rodent or fleas bites you.
• Bubonic plague infects your lymphatic system ( immune system ), causing inflammation
• If untreated, it can move into the blood and cause septicemic plague, or
 to the lungs, causing pneumonic plague.

2. Pneumonic  plague

• It is because the bacteria multiply in the lungs.
• It is the most serious form of the disease
• When a person with pneumonic plague coughs, the bacteria from their lungs are expelled into the air.
• Other people who breath that air can also develop this highly contagious form of plague, which can lead to an epidermic.

3. Septicemic plague

• It is when the bacteria multiply in the bloodstream
• When both bubonic an pneumonic plague untreated, it can lead to septicemic plague.


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