DETECTION OF MEDICAL DEFENSE AGAINST BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS

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               represents a lymphadenitis involving a node draining the site of inoculation. Most

               commonly, the primary site is inguinal, although axwary or cervical nodes may be involved.

               'rbe involved nodes are swollen and tender, becoming fluctuant and necrotic. Bubonic


               plague may progress spontaneously to the septicemic form, which may then produce CNS or

               Oess frequently) pneumonic disc=. Onset of primary septicemic plague is similar, but

               without a I     -ig 'bubo'. Infection by flea bite or other cutaneous inoculation would most

               likely produce bubonic or primary septicemic disease in most individuals. In primary

               pneumonic plague, the incubation period is shorter (1-6 days). Progressive respiratory

               insufficiency, bloody sputum, and toxemia are typical. Although some patients with bubonic

               or septicemic plague may develop pneumonia as the disease process evolves, large numbers

               of individuals with plague pneumonia almost ce@y would indicate inhalation of organisms


               delivered via aerosol.


                     B:     DIAGNOSIS


                     .L Routine Laborat= Findinj?s


                     Examination of bubo aspirate, sputum, or cerebrospinal fluid by gram stain wiR

               reveal numerous organisms typical morphologically of Yersinia


                     2, Differential Diagnosis
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