Blaine Dennis
14234506
The Plague
Infectious+Agent+
Baceteria:+Yersinia(
Pestis+
+
+
Susceptible+Host+
All+nonHimmune+
humans.+Occupational+
expsure+can+make+a+
person+more+
vulnerable.+
+
Resevoir+
Squirrels,+prairie+dogs,+
&+rats+
+
+
Portal+of+Exist+
Through+the+blood+meal+
of+a+Blea+that+has+fed+on+
an+infected+rodent+
+
+
Portal+of+Entry+
Through+a+break+in+the+
skin+from+the+Blea+bite.+
+
+
Mode+of+Transmission+
Through+the+bite+of+a+
Blea+that+has+fed+on+an+
infected+resevoir+or+
from+a+cat+that+has+fed+
on+an+infeceted+
resevoir.+
+
This chain of causation could be broke by protected your pets against fleas, common
treatments are frontline, safe guard and advantage.
Blaine Dennis
14234506
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