Preferred Label : Plague;
NCIt definition : A Gram-negative bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. It is usually transmitted
to humans from bites of infected rodent fleas. It is manifested as a bubonic, septicemic,
or pneumonic plague. In bubonic plague, the lymph nodes adjacent to the site of the
skin bite are infected and enlarged. In septicemic plague, the infection spreads directly
through the bloodstream. In pneumonic plague, the infection spreads to the lungs either
following bubonic plague, or by inhalation of infective droplets. If untreated, it
may lead to death.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection that is caused by Yersinia pestis, which is usually transmitted
to humans from infected rodent fleas. It is manifested as a bubonic (lymph node),
pneumonic, or septicemic plague. In bubonic plague, the lymph nodes adjacent to the
site of the skin bite are infected and enlarged. In pneumonic plague, the infection
spreads to the lungs, either following bubonic plague or by inhalation of infective
droplets. The term septicemic plague is used when the primary manifestation is a bloodstream
infection.;
Origin ID : C85015;
UMLS CUI : C0032064;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Plague [ICD-10 category (who)]
- Plague [MedDRA Preferred Term]
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Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Plague [ICD-10 category (who)]
- Plague [MedDRA Preferred Term]
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