Contents:
- Medical Video: We Need to Pay More Attention to a Deadly Disease Spread by Kissing Bugs, Heart Doctors Warn
- PES symptoms and types
- 1. Bubonic plague
- 2. Pneumonia plague
- 3. Septicemic plague
- PES complications
- 1. Meningitis
- 2. Ganggren
- 3. Death
- How does this disease infect and be diagnosed?
- How to prevent bubonic plague?
Medical Video: We Need to Pay More Attention to a Deadly Disease Spread by Kissing Bugs, Heart Doctors Warn
PES is lethal if not treated with antibiotics. This disease is caused by bacteria Yersina pestisia which is transmitted by rodents. This disease usually spreads in areas with excessive population density and poor health environment. What are the symptoms of PES if you live in a vulnerable area? Come on, see the following review.
PES symptoms and types
PES is divided into three types based on the infected body part. Signs and symptoms that appear in this disease depend on the type of pes that is suffered. People infected with PES will usually experience symptoms like a cold for 2 to 6 days. Then, after the PES symptoms will appear. The following symptoms of PES that occur according to the type suffered.
1. Bubonic plague
Bubonic plague (pes bubo) is the most common type of pes, infectious when an infestation or infected mouse bites you. This disease attacks the immune system and causes inflammation. Symptoms that arise from bubo bubo are very similar to people who get flu. However, pay attention to the following symptoms.
- Fever accompanied by shivering
- The body feels weak
- Seizures
- Muscle ache
- Headache
- The appearance of swollen the size of a chicken egg, feels warm even feels hot when held and hurt. Usually this swelling appears in the groin, groin, neck, or armpit. This rebellion is called buboes. Bacteria this goes through the lymphatic system and ends in the lymph nodes which cause the swelling which. This usually occurs in one to seven days of exposure.
2. Pneumonia plague
This type of pes occurs when bacteria have invaded the lungs. This disease is the only thing that can be transmitted by humans through coughing. Symptoms most quickly appear a day after the bite or touch directly with infected mice or ticks. Symptoms that arise from this pes are high fever, headache, body weakness, nausea and vomiting, chest pain, coughing up blood or saliva and mucus also bleeding, and shortness of breath.
These symptoms develop rapidly and can cause difficulty breathing and shock within two days after infection. If antibiotic treatment does not start within a day after the first signs and symptoms appear, the infection is likely to be fatal.
3. Septicemic plague
Advanced bubonic disease, when the bacteria have entered the blood because it is not treated immediately. Symptoms that arise from this PES are:
- Fever accompanied by shivering
- Extraordinarily nervous
- Abdominal pain accompanied by diarrhea
- Nausea and vomiting
- Shock
- Bleeding from the mouth, nose, rectum (rectum), or under the skin because blood cannot clot
- Blackened skin due to dead tissue (gangrene), usually occurs on the fingers, toes, or the tip of the nose. This symptom causes PES to be referred to as black deathor black plague.
PES complications
If not treated properly, this disease can cause various complications that can even be life threatening. Here's a list of possible complications.
1. Meningitis
There is swelling of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord, but meningitis is rare.
2. Ganggren
Blood clots in fingers and toes. The freezing can interfere with blood flow and cause the tissue to die. The part of your fingers and toes that have dead tissue must be amputated.
3. Death
According to WHO, the bubonic bubonic death rate reaches 30 to 60 percent, and is always deadly for this type of pneumonia plague if left untreated. Most people who get antibiotic treatment immediately survive a bubonic plague, but untreated people have a high mortality rate.
Based on WHO data, from in 2010 to 2015 there were 3,248 cases of bubonic plague reported from around the world, 584 of which were not rescued.
How does this disease infect and be diagnosed?
This disease occurs when you experience bites from mice or fleas infected with pes. However, not only from the two animals, it can also be from rabbits, cats, or dogs.
To diagnose the presence of this disease, usually a blood test or endoscope will be performed. Then, the sample will be sent to the laboratory for analysis. Preliminary results may be ready in just two hours, but testing and confirmation of disease takes 24 to 48 hours.
Generally the doctor will start treatment with antibiotics before the diagnosis of the disease is confirmed (but has been very suspected). This is done because the PES develops quickly and must be treated as quickly as possible so that it can speed up recovery or prevent more severe disease.
Antibiotics are usually given intravenously, such as streptomycin, doxycycline, or tetracycline. If treated at the right time, survival rates can range from 85 to 99 percent.
How to prevent bubonic plague?
Although there is no effective vaccine available, scientists are working to develop it. Antibiotics can help prevent infection if you are at risk or have an outbreak. Take the following precautions if you live or spend time in an area where bubonic plague often occurs.
Keep the environment clean. Clean potential nesting areas, such as brush stacks, rocks, firewood, and trash.
Keep your pets away from fleas. Ask your veterinarian about pet health and products that can kill fleas in animals.
Wear gloves. When handling potentially infected animals, wear gloves to prevent touching between your skin and harmful bacteria.
Use insect repellent. Keep an eye on your children and pets while spending time outdoors using mosquito repellent lotion.
