PPT-CDPHE Pneumonic Plague

Functional Exercise Series Player Briefing Date TBD by local HCC Partners W elcome and Introductions Name Organization Exercise role Agenda 0830 Player Briefing Scenario information Exercise . The pneumonic plague was a germ travelling in the air. If you breathed it in, it attacked your lungs, meaning the victim would cough up blood and the victim would be spreading deadly germs, when they coughed.. What Is It? Plague is a bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacteria carried in rodents, such as rats and mice, and their fleas. Plague is rare in the United States but has been found in Protect yourself from plagueWhat is plaguePlague occurs naturally in the western United States particularly Arizona California Colorado and New Mexico The plague bacterium Yersinia pestis is transmitt 11 What is Plague -Plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis a bacterium found in rodents and their fleas in many areas around the world 2 Why are we concerned Plague as a bioweapon If Y pestis is Page 1of 2Date Revised 01/16Possible Bioterrorism Agents CDC classified A B or C AgentPlagueYersinia pestisWhat is plaguePlague is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by the bacterium Y The Disease Plague is a disease caused by Y pestis a bacterium found in rodents and their fleas in many areas around the world BThese outbreaks can occur in rural communities or in cities They are usu disease. caused by . Yersinia. . pestis. involving rodents and . fleas. First recorded in China in 224 BCE. Black death. : 14. th. century in Europe; 50 million deaths. Transmitted by infected flea bites to humans. Prof & HoD . Dept of Pathology. SKHMC. . Pasteurellae. . Yersinia. Pasteurella. Francisella. Primary pathogens of rodents. Human pathogens: . Yersinia. . pestis. . Yersinia. What did people think caused the plague? What was the plague? How did they try to escape the plague? What happened to everyone? Where can you find out about the plague? How did they treat the plague? 2 Page Plague CommunicableVirulentHealth Protection and Promotion Act HPPA) Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 135/18 (Designation of Diseases) Provincial Reporting Requirements Confirmed caseProbable cas What Is It? Plague is a bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacteria carried in rodents, such as rats and mice, and their fleas. Plague is rare in the United States but has been found in CLOSED POD S Information Sheets CIPROFLOXACIN / QUINOLONE / FLUOROQUINOLONE Avelox Maxaquin Cinobac Moxifloxacin HCL Cinoxacin Nalidixic Acid Cipro NegGram Ci profloxacin Norfloxacin Factive Noroxin an . infectious disease caused by the bacteria . Yersinia. . pestis. , a . zoonotic. bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. It is transmitted between animals through fleas. . . Richard V, Riehm JM, Herindrainy P, Soanandrasana R, Ratsitoharina M, Rakotomanana F, et al. Pneumonic Plague Outbreak, Northern Madagascar, 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015;21(1):8-15. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.131828.