 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plague" by people in Profiles.
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Godde K, DeWitte SN, Beaumont J, Walter BS, Redfern R, Bekvalac JJ. Selective mortality during famine and plague events in medieval London. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 25; 15(1):27133.
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Hansen DW, DeWitte SN, Slavin P. Dying of pestilence: Stature and mortality from the Black Death in 14th-century Kyrgyzstan. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2024 Nov; 185(3):e25009.
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Apangu T, Candini G, Abaru J, Candia B, Okoth FJ, Atiku LA, Griffith KS, Hayden MH, Zielinski-Guti?rrez E, Schwartz AM, McCormick DW, Mead PS, Kugeler KJ. Engagement with Traditional Healers for Early Detection of Plague in Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 11 01; 109(5):1129-1136.
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Price SL, Thibault D, Garrison TM, Brady A, Guo H, Kehl-Fie TE, Garneau-Tsodikova S, Perry RD, van Opijnen T, Lawrenz MB. Droplet Tn-Seq identifies the primary secretion mechanism for yersiniabactin in Yersinia pestis. EMBO Rep. 2023 10 09; 24(10):e57369.
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Erly B, Fleck-Derderian S, Cooley KM, Meyer-Lee K, House J, VinHatton E, Nelson CA. A Perilous Combination: Streptococcus Coinfection with Human Plague-Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature, 1937-2022. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2023 07; 23(7):371-377.
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Eaton K, Sidhu RK, Klunk J, Gamble JA, Boldsen JL, Carmichael AG, Varlik N, Duchene S, Featherstone L, Grimes V, Golding GB, DeWitte SN, Holmes EC, Poinar HN. Emergence, continuity, and evolution of Yersinia pestis throughout medieval and early modern Denmark. Curr Biol. 2023 03 27; 33(6):1147-1152.e5.
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Cooley KM, Fleck-Derderian S, McCormick DW, Nelson CA. Plague Meningitis: A Systematic Review of Clinical Course, Antimicrobial Treatment, and Outcomes. Health Secur. 2023 Jan-Feb; 21(1):22-33.
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Klunk J, Vilgalys TP, Demeure CE, Cheng X, Shiratori M, Madej J, Beau R, Elli D, Patino MI, Redfern R, DeWitte SN, Gamble JA, Boldsen JL, Carmichael A, Varlik N, Eaton K, Grenier JC, Golding GB, Devault A, Rouillard JM, Yotova V, Sindeaux R, Ye CJ, Bikaran M, Dumaine A, Brinkworth JF, Missiakas D, Rouleau GA, Steinr?cken M, Pizarro-Cerd? J, Poinar HN, Barreiro LB. Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death. Nature. 2022 Nov; 611(7935):312-319.
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Brennan EJ, DeWitte SN. Sexual stature difference fluctuations in pre- and post-Black Death London as an indicator of living standards. Am J Hum Biol. 2022 10; 34(10):e23783.
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Fleck-Derderian S, Cooley KM, Nelson CA. Plague in Disguise: The Discovery of Occult Buboes on Surgical Procedure or Autopsy. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2022 04; 22(4):225-231.
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