Causes of Plague
Cause of Plague: Yersinia pestis bacteria
Cause of Plague: People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an infected animal.1
Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis bacillus. 2
Related information for causes of Plague:
Further relevant information on causes of Plague may be found
in the risk factors for Plague
and underlying causes of Plague.
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from CDC Plague Home Page: DVBID
2. excerpt from Facts About Plague: CDC-OC
Last revision:
June 10, 2003
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