In the natural resorvoir hosts, leptospira does not produce any manifestations. When humans come into contact with water polluted with the urine of resorvoir hosts, leptospira enter the
It refers to the transient inflammatory response seen when administration of antibiotics results in large scale killing of microorganisms and release of endotoxins. The rate of release of
Plague being a bacterial disease, responds to the following antibiotics, especially if adminstered early in the course of the disease: streptomycin doxycycline cholramphenicol
Wayson stain of Yersinia pestis showing characteristic safety pin appearance Yersinia pestis smears stained by Giemsa or Methylene blue, bipolar staining is seen, which is referred to as
Plague was one of the deadly diseases of the yester years. Epidemics have occurred even a few years back. There are three main types of plague: Bubonic plague
Wayson stain of Yersinia pestis showing characteristic safety pin appearance Causative organism of plague is Yersinia pestis. It is a gram negative bacillus. It was previously known as Pasteurella pestis.
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