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Captured in Viet Nam, this image depicted an anterior view of a patient’s upper right thigh and inguinal region, revealing the presence of a bubo, or swelling of an underlying inguinal lymph node, in a case of bubonic plague caused by the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. H.G. Scott
Creation Date: 1965
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