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Bubonic plague:

• It was known as the ‘black death’ during the fourteenth century, causing an estimated 50 million deaths.
• It is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacterium, usually found in small animals and their fleas.
• People infected with plague usually develop flu-like symptoms after an incubation period of 3-7 days.
• Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis). 
• Bubonic plague is mainly transmitted by infected fleas of small animals.
• It can also be caused by exposure to the body fluids of a dead plague-infected animal.

Signs and symptoms:

• Fever and chills.
• Extreme weakness.
• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhea and vomiting.
• Bleeding from your mouth, nose or rectum, or under your skin.
• Shock.