diagnosis:
In order to see if you have the bubonic plague, go to your local GP and they will perform some tests on you but common themed questions asked before diagnosing whether you have the bubonic plague include:
- Medications
- Medical conditions
- Recent travel history
- History of possible exposure to infected rodents, rabbits, or fleas.
A common test to diagnose the bubonic plague is to get a sample of blood or sputum (saliva and discharge from respiratory passages) or on fluid from a lymph node. Through this, evidence of the pathogen Yersinia Pestis can be found and if present, then the patient may be diagnosed with the bubonic plague.
However, it is important that your GP does not incorrectly diagnose the disease as that could be very fatal. Some diseases have similar symptoms in comparison to the bubonic plague which should also be taken into account. These include:
- Typhoid fever (a life-threatening illness caused by Salmonella)
- Cat scratch fever (a disease associated with being scratched by a cat)
- Hernia
- Lymphyogranuloma vernereum (a sexually transmitted disease affecting the lymph system)
- Syphilis (a sexually transmitted disease)
- Shigellosis (an infectious disease typically caused by unsanitary conditions)
- Tularemia (a serious illness usually caused by animals)
- Appendicitis