Septicemic plague 431178 215231333 2008-05-27T08:39:19Z Liam Skoda 1078767 linked to main article '''Septicemic''' (or '''septicaemic''') '''[[Plague (disease)|plague]]''' is a deadly blood infection by [[yersinia pestis]], a [[gram-negative]] [[bacterium]]. ==Pathophysiology== The disease can result from [[Bubonic plague|bubonic]] and [[Pneumonic plague|pneumonic]] plague when bacteria enter the blood from the lymphatic and respiratory systems, respectively. Like other forms of gram-negative [[sepsis]], septicemic plague can cause [[disseminated intravascular coagulation]] (DIC), and is frequently fatal. ==See Also== *[[Septicemia]] *[[Meningococcemia]] {{infectious-disease-stub}}