Septicemic plague

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Septicemic (or septicaemic) plague is a deadly blood infection by yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium.

[edit] Pathophysiology

The disease can result from bubonic and pneumonic plague when bacteria enter the blood from the lymphatic and respiratory systems, respectively. Like other forms of gram-negative sepsis, septicemic plague can cause disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and is frequently fatal.

[edit] See Also

• Septicemia
• Meningococcemia