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What is pneumonic plague and why it matters
Original: What is pneumonic plague?
Pneumonic plague is the most severe form of plague, a bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis that attacks the lungs and can spread from person to person through airborne droplets. Unlike bubonic plague, it can be fatal within days if untreated, though antibiotics work if given early. Health outlets are explaining the disease as public attention turns to plague risks.
Why now: Renewed public concern or news coverage of plague cases is prompting health explainers about the pneumonic form.
Yersinia pestisUC Davis Health
Evidence
- What is pneumonic plague? · UC Davis Health
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