Plague
Any person whose doctor is suspected of suffering from plague should be placed in the isolation room for at least two days after starting treatment with antibiotics, in order to prevent the spread of the disease to other people in the case of plague, we have acute pneumonia.
The drug chosen for the treatment of plague is Streptomycin, where the patient is given 30 mg / kg intravenously per day by intramuscular injection, and treatment lasts for 10 days, but streptomycin is not suitable for the treatment of toxic plague, nor is it suitable for the treatment of inflammation of the brain membranes due to lack of Its penetration into the central nervous system.
In the case of toxic plague or inflammation of the membranes of the brain gives the patient chloramphenicol, and the dose of 60-100 mg per kg per day, and be very effective, and penicillin does not help at all in the treatment of any type of disease.
Relatives of the patient and hospital staff are diagnosed with the disease by giving them tetracycline or doxycycline for seven days. In cases of mild thrombocytopenia, which have no complications, we do not need this precaution.
Summary of the disease
Plague disease is a disease caused by Yersenia plague , And is transmitted from animals carrying these bacteria as mice Cats and dogs , It flies as well, divided into three The most important and the most The most common type of plague is the deadly plague, the most deadly of which is the deadly plague. Both species lead to the third type, the toxic plague, which occurs when the bacteria spread in the blood. Treatment is concentrated on antibiotics. Prevention is prevented by avoiding flies and vector animals.