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This image depicted an anterior-oblique view of a male Vietnamese bubonic plague patient’s torso, revealing a large left inguinal bubo. Plague is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis, and is spread to humans through the bite of an infected flea vector.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. H.G. Scott
Creation Date: 1965
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