 Plague
"Plague" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plague" by people in Profiles.
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Immel A, Key FM, Szolek A, Barquera R, Robinson MK, Harrison GF, Palmer WH, Spyrou MA, Susat J, Krause-Kyora B, Bos KI, Forrest S, Hern?ndez-Zaragoza DI, Sauter J, Solloch U, Schmidt AH, Schuenemann VJ, Reiter E, Kairies MS, Wei? R, Arnold S, Wahl J, Hollenbach JA, Kohlbacher O, Herbig A, Norman PJ, Krause J. Analysis of Genomic DNA from Medieval Plague Victims Suggests Long-Term Effect of Yersinia pestis on Human Immunity Genes. Mol Biol Evol. 2021 09 27; 38(10):4059-4076.
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Franco-Paredes C. Albert Camus' The Plague Revisited for COVID-19. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 07 28; 71(15):898-899.
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Earnest M. On Becoming a Plague Doctor. N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 03; 383(10):e64.
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Hammond TT, Liebman KA, Payne R, Pigage HK, Padgett KA. Plague Epizootic Dynamics in Chipmunk Fleas, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, 2013-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 04; 26(4):801-804.
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Eads DA, Biggins DE, Bowser J, Broerman K, Livieri TM, Childers E, Dobesh P, Griebel RL. Evaluation of Five Pulicides to Suppress Fleas on Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs: Encouraging Long-Term Results with Systemic 0.005% Fipronil. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 06; 19(6):400-406.
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Kuban-Jankowska A, Sahu KK, Niedzialkowski P, Gorska M, Tuszynski JA, Ossowski T, Wozniak M. Redox process is crucial for inhibitory properties of aurintricarboxylic acid against activity of YopH: virulence factor of Yersinia pestis. Oncotarget. 2015 Jul 30; 6(21):18364-73.
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Foster CL, Mould K, Reynolds P, Simonian PL, Erlandson KM. Clinical problem-solving. Sick as a dog. N Engl J Med. 2015 May 07; 372(19):1845-50.
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Runfola JK, House J, Miller L, Colton L, Hite D, Hawley A, Mead P, Schriefer M, Petersen J, Casaceli C, Erlandson KM, Foster C, Pabilonia KL, Mason G, Douglas JM. Outbreak of Human Pneumonic Plague with Dog-to-Human and Possible Human-to-Human Transmission--Colorado, June-July 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 May 01; 64(16):429-34.
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Williams SK, Schotthoefer AM, Montenieri JA, Holmes JL, Vetter SM, Gage KL, Bearden SW. Effects of low-temperature flea maintenance on the transmission of Yersinia pestis by Oropsylla montana. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013 Jul; 13(7):468-78.
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Graham CB, Black WC, Boegler KA, Montenieri JA, Holmes JL, Gage KL, Eisen RJ. Combining real-time polymerase chain reaction using SYBR Green I detection and sequencing to identify vertebrate bloodmeals in fleas. J Med Entomol. 2012 Nov; 49(6):1442-52.
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