Re: Avian Flu and "The Black Death" of the Middle Ages


"Lucky" <LuckyHoodoo@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Peter Jason wrote:
> > Here is a copy from "The Merck Manual" - an
> > encyclopaedia of current medical practice.
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> >
> > PLAGUE (Bubonic Plague; Pestis; Black Death)
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> >
> > An acute, severe infection appearing most commonly
> > in a bubonic or pneumonic form, caused by the
> > bacillus Yersinia pestis.
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> (snipped for space)
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> I appreciate the effort, but unfortunately that did not address my
> post.
>
> -Jason
>

Jason, you need to read the info.
It states the formation of buboes where it gets it's name. What viral
infection do you see this associated with in which the lymph node busts open
and weeps with bacteria? Have you seen this with HIV?
The pneumonic form can cause transmission from person to person. The primary
form is from vector to host.
Bacteria evolve with increased or decreased virulence. This has happened
with a variety of bacteria including scarlet fever.


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