"Plague" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An acute infectious disease caused by YERSINIA PESTIS that affects humans, wild rodents, and their ectoparasites. This condition persists due to its firm entrenchment in sylvatic rodent-flea ecosystems throughout the world. Bubonic plague is the most common form.
| Descriptor ID |
D010930
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.310.980.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Plague- Plague
- Yersinia pestis Infection
- Infection, Yersinia pestis
- Infections, Yersinia pestis
- Yersinia pestis Infections
Septicemic Plague- Septicemic Plague
- Plague, Septicemic
- Plagues, Septicemic
- Septicemic Plagues
- Black Death
- Black Deaths
- Death, Black
- Deaths, Black
- Black Plague
- Black Plagues
- Plague, Black
- Plagues, Black
Pneumonic Plague- Pneumonic Plague
- Plague, Pneumonic
- Plagues, Pneumonic
- Pneumonic Plagues
Pulmonic Plague- Pulmonic Plague
- Plague, Pulmonic
- Plagues, Pulmonic
- Pulmonic Plagues
Meningeal Plague- Meningeal Plague
- Meningeal Plagues
- Plague, Meningeal
- Plagues, Meningeal
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plague" by people in Profiles.
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[The Black Death, natural selection and susceptibility to auto-immune disorders]. Med Sci (Paris). 2023 04; 39(4):331-333.
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Evolution of immune genes is associated with the Black Death. Nature. 2022 Nov; 611(7935):312-319.
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FPR1 is the plague receptor on host immune cells. Nature. 2019 10; 574(7776):57-62.
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Glutathionylation of Yersinia pestis LcrV and Its Effects on Plague Pathogenesis. mBio. 2017 05 16; 8(3).
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Classic Spotlight: Studies on the Low-Calcium Response of Yersinia pestis Reveal the Secrets of Plague Pathogenesis. J Bacteriol. 2016 08 01; 198(15):2018.
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Hereditary hemochromatosis restores the virulence of plague vaccine strains. J Infect Dis. 2012 Oct 01; 206(7):1050-8.
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Polymorphisms in the lcrV gene of Yersinia enterocolitica and their effect on plague protective immunity. Infect Immun. 2012 Apr; 80(4):1572-82.
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Prevention of pneumonic plague in mice, rats, guinea pigs and non-human primates with clinical grade rV10, rV10-2 or F1-V vaccines. Vaccine. 2011 Sep 02; 29(38):6572-83.
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Investigation of a researcher's death due to septicemic plague. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 30; 364(26):2563-4.
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Plague in Guinea pigs and its prevention by subunit vaccines. Am J Pathol. 2011 Apr; 178(4):1689-700.