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Bubonic plague was caused by Yersinia pestis that was transmitted through bites from infected fleas that have fed on infected animals such as rodents. It is named after the swollen lymph nodes that typically develop in the first week of infection. It was also transmitted to humans through skin cuts that have come in contact with infected animal or infected human. Symptoms of the plague begin 1-6 days after infection and include fever, chills, headaches and appearance of lymph nodes under arms, groin or neck. Bubonic plague killed millions of people during the 1300s
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Bubonic plague was caused by Yersinia pestis that was transmitted through bites from infected fleas that have fed on infected animals such as rodents. It is named after the swollen lymph nodes that typically develop in the first week of infection. It was also transmitted to humans through skin cuts that have come in contact with infected animal or infected human. Symptoms of the plague begin 1-6 days after infection and include fever, chills, headaches and appearance of lymph nodes under arms, groin or neck. Bubonic plague killed millions of people during the 1300s.
