"Plague" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.
| Descriptor ID |
D010930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.310.980.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Plague- Plague
- Yersinia pestis Infection
- Infection, Yersinia pestis
- Infections, Yersinia pestis
- Yersinia pestis Infections
Septicemic Plague- Septicemic Plague
- Plague, Septicemic
- Plagues, Septicemic
- Septicemic Plagues
- Black Death
- Black Deaths
- Death, Black
- Deaths, Black
- Black Plague
- Black Plagues
- Plague, Black
- Plagues, Black
Pneumonic Plague- Pneumonic Plague
- Plague, Pneumonic
- Plagues, Pneumonic
- Pneumonic Plagues
Pulmonic Plague- Pulmonic Plague
- Plague, Pulmonic
- Plagues, Pulmonic
- Pulmonic Plagues
Meningeal Plague- Meningeal Plague
- Meningeal Plagues
- Plague, Meningeal
- Plagues, Meningeal
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plague" by people in Profiles.
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Stone Age Yersinia pestis genomes shed light on the early evolution, diversity, and ecology of plague. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 04 26; 119(17):e2116722119.
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Ancient DNA Investigation of a Medieval German Cemetery Confirms Long-Term Stability of CCR5-?32 Allele Frequencies in Central Europe. Hum Biol. 2017 04; 89(2):119-124.
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Prevention and treatment of bacterial diseases caused by bacterial bioterrorism threat agents. Drug Discov Today. 2003 Oct 01; 8(19):881-8.
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Plague. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2002 Dec; 95(12):752-4.
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Bacterial pathogens as biological weapons and agents of bioterrorism. Am J Med Sci. 2002 Jun; 323(6):299-315.