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Yersinia Pestis survives in the body by entering into macrophages. When outside the body, Y. Pestis can survive in contaminated soil for at least 24 days. After arming itself in the macrophage, it can survive outside of the cell.

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Since Yersinia Pestis is mostly transferred through rodents and fleas, staying away from these animals is the best way to prevent infection. Homes and buildings should be made rodent-proof, and any brush or feed should be removed.

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The Plague vaccine is licensed for use in the United States. This vaccine is prepared from Yersinia Pestis. Although the vaccine is faulty in some areas, it can most certainly decrease the chances of acquiring the Plague.

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The Plague, nowadays, can be treated with intravenous antibiotics. The Plague can be treated and cured, but only if caught early. Yersinia Pestis spreads rapidly and can cause sepsis, or even death if not treated as soon as possible.

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Y. Pestis is on obligatory pathogen. It needs a host cell to be able to reproduce. The bacteria begins in the cells of rodents and is then spread to fleas, who then spread the infection to humans.

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Yersinia Pestis can infect both humans and animals. Most of the time, the Plague is acquired through the bite of a flea that is infected with Yersinia Pestis, but it can also be acquired from an animal, dead or alive, that is infected with the Plague.

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The Plague is a disease that causes symptoms of extreme fever and weakness, abdominal pain, bleeding, shock, and gangrene. The Black Death during the mid-1300s was so rapidly spreading and brutal, that only 1% of those infected survived.

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Yersinia Pestis is the cause of the infamous Plague (Black Death).

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Y. Pestis is a rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria. Sometimes, the bacteria might take a more spherical shape.

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Yersinia Pestis is a bacteria of the Yersiniaceae family.