Bibliography of Literature Pertaining to Plague (Yersinia pestis)

ISBN-13: 9781495906480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 48 str.

U. S. Department of the Interior

Opis

Plague is an acute and often fatal zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly cycles between small mammals and their fleas; however, it has the potential to infect humans and frequently causes fatalities if left untreated. It is often considered a disease of the past; however, since the late 1800s, plague's geographic range has expanded greatly, posing new threats in previously unaffected regions of the world, including the Western United States.