"Plague" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.
| Descriptor ID |
D010930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.310.980.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Plague- Plague
- Yersinia pestis Infection
- Infection, Yersinia pestis
- Infections, Yersinia pestis
- Yersinia pestis Infections
Septicemic Plague- Septicemic Plague
- Plague, Septicemic
- Plagues, Septicemic
- Septicemic Plagues
- Black Death
- Black Deaths
- Death, Black
- Deaths, Black
- Black Plague
- Black Plagues
- Plague, Black
- Plagues, Black
Pneumonic Plague- Pneumonic Plague
- Plague, Pneumonic
- Plagues, Pneumonic
- Pneumonic Plagues
Pulmonic Plague- Pulmonic Plague
- Plague, Pulmonic
- Plagues, Pulmonic
- Pulmonic Plagues
Meningeal Plague- Meningeal Plague
- Meningeal Plagues
- Plague, Meningeal
- Plagues, Meningeal
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plague" by people in Profiles.
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Ancient Yersinia pestis genomes lack the virulence-associated YpfF prophage present in modern pandemic strains. Proc Biol Sci. 2023 07 26; 290(2003):20230622.
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Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple European introductions associated with human economic history. Nat Commun. 2022 05 03; 13(1):2399.
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Analysis of Genomic DNA from Medieval Plague Victims Suggests Long-Term Effect of Yersinia pestis on Human Immunity Genes. Mol Biol Evol. 2021 09 27; 38(10):4059-4076.
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A 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer already plagued by Yersinia pestis. Cell Rep. 2021 06 29; 35(13):109278.
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Yersinia pestis strains from Latvia show depletion of the pla virulence gene at the end of the second plague pandemic. Sci Rep. 2020 09 03; 10(1):14628.
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