15-03-2013, 19:49
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Re: 'Black Death pit' unearthed by Crossrail project
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
That's assuming that the "Black death" was bacterial in nature. On R4 this morning the implication was that it might have been viral in nature. Nobody seems to be sure. 
In this case disturbing the death pit might liberate spores? |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague
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Several classes of antibiotics are effective in treating bubonic plague. These include aminoglycosides such as streptomycin and gentamicin, tetracyclines (especially doxycycline), and the fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin. Mortality associated with treated cases of bubonic plague is about 1-15%, compared to a mortality rate of 40-60% in untreated cases.[7]
People potentially infected with the plague need immediate treatment and should be given antibiotics within 24 hours of the first symptoms to prevent death. Other treatments include oxygen, intravenous fluids, and respiratory support. People who have had contact with anyone infected by pneumonic plague are given prophylactic antibiotics.[8] Using the broad-based antibiotic streptomycin has proven to be dramatically successful against the bubonic plague within 12 hours of infection.[9]
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