DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for plague

Plague [DOID:3482]

A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, located_in lymph node, located_in vasculature or located_in lungs, has_material_basis_in Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted_by oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) infected by feeding on rodents and other mammals, transmitted_by air, transmitted_by direct contact or transmitted_by ingestion of contaminated undercooked food.

Synonyms:  plague,  DOID:3482,  plagues