Plague

Multidrug Resistance in Yersinia Pestis Mediated by a Transferable Plasmid - Article discusses antibiotic and multidrug resistance in Yersinia Pestis, the causative agent of Plague. Published by The New England Journal of Medicine. <small>(July 4, 1997)</small>
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/337/10/677

CIDRAP Plague Home Page - Medical overview aimed at clinicians in identifying and treating plague, along with updated news and links related to the disease.
http://www1.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/plague/

MayoClinic.com - Plague - Includes cause, symptoms and signs, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/plague/DS00493

CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: Plague - Includes symptoms, history, treatment, epidemiology, prevention and control, and scientific literature.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/index.htm

Plague: Yersinia pestis - Scientific and medical information about the organism and disease.
http://www.kcom.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/plague.htm

eMedicine Health - Plague - Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, and treatment.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8757-1.asp

Click2Disasters - The Black Death, Scourge of the Middle Ages - Examines "The Black Death" and its devastating effects on people during the Middle Ages.
http://www.click2disasters.com/black_death/black_death_ch1.htm

Russell Kightley Media - Computer graphic showing the structure of Yersinia pestis with an explanation and references.
http://www.rkm.com.au/PLAGUE/index.html

Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections Education - Site discusses the clinical manifestations of Plague and the related treatment protocols.
http://www.bioterrorism.uab.edu/CategoryA/plague/summary.asp

InteliHealth: Plague - Factsheet with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/24675.html

Bubonic Plague and the Black Death - Provides information on the effects, history, symptoms, treatment and origins of the Bubonic Plague commonly referred to as The Black Death.
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-bubonic-plague-black-death.htm

The History of the Black Death - Historical information, pictures, causes, superstitions, and outcomes dealing with the bubonic plague.
http://www.geocities.com/julia09/blackdeath.html

eMedicine - Plague - Article by Robert D Schremmer, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1819.htm

TED Cast Study Bubonic Plague - The role of trade in transmitting the Black Death.
http://www.american.edu/TED/bubonic.htm

eMedicine - Bubonic Plague - A physician's report on bubonic plague infection, transmission patterns, and associated symptoms. Includes pictures of bubonic plague patients as well as a review of septicemic plague and pneumonic plague.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic428.htm

Plague - World Health Organization information on plague, focusing on recent outbreaks and epidemics.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/plague/en/index.html

eMedicine - Plague - Article by Venkat R Minnaganti, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3381.htm

Perspectives on Plague - Features photographs, history, paintings, molecular models, and links.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/plague/perspectives/perspectives.shtml

MedlinePlus: Plague - Directory of news stories, factsheets, and articles.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/plague.html

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Plague - Factsheet with causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, complications, and prevention.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000596.htm