Septicemic plague
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'''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]]
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