Wat zijn de symptomen van de longpest?

De verschijnselen van longpest lijken op die van een ernstige longontsteking, waarbij de patiënt (bloederig) slijm ophoest en last heeft van pijn op de borst en kortademigheid. Ook kan misselijkheid en braken optreden.

Wat kunnen we doen om de pest te voorkomen?

Om verspreiding van de pest te voorkomen, moeten knaagdieren en vlooien worden bestreden op plaatsen waar mensen wonen, werken en recreëren.

Hoe is pest ontstaan?

De pest daarentegen wordt niet veroorzaakt door een virus, maar door de bacterie Yersinia pestis, die verspreid wordt door vlooien die met name op de zwarte rat parasiteren. Dat een bacterie de oorzaak was van de pest en dat deze bacterie verspreid werd door vlooien op ratten, werd pas honderden jaren later bekend.

What do you know about Yersinia pestis?

Yersinia pestis (formerly called Pasteurella pestis) is a short gram-negative rod that causes plague. It is a disease of rodents (squirrels, rabbits, rats) that is transmitted to humans by flea bites or by person-to-person contact through aerosol inhalation.

Is Yersinia pestis considered armed and dangerous?

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Who or what does the Yersinia pestis usually infect?

Y. enterolitica are the most common species causing human enteric (intestinal) yersiniosis. Pigs are the major animal reservoir for the few strains of Y. enterocolitica that cause human illness, but rodents, rabbits, sheep, cattle, horses, dogs, and cats also can carry strains that cause human illness.

How many people have died from Yersinia pestis?

How many people have died from Yersinia pestis? From 2010 to 2015, there were 3248 cases reported worldwide, including 584 deaths. Historically, plague was responsible for widespread pandemics with high mortality. It was known as the “Black Death” during the fourteenth century, causing more than 50 million deaths in Europe.