Plague (Bubonic)

« Case definition: Any person with rapid onset of fever, chills, headache, severe malaise, prostration with extremely painful swelling of lymph nodes, or cough with blood-stained sputum, chest pain and difficulty in breathing in an area known to have plague.

Chapter 12: Tropical Diseases

Treatments

6 drugs
Other
Preg. Unknown

Indication: Plague (Bubonic)

Adult Dose

1g

Route

IV

Frequency

6hourly

Duration

10 days

Preg. Unknown

Indication: Plague (Bubonic)

Adult Dose

100mg

Route

oral

Frequency

3 times a day

Duration

3 months

Preg. Unknown

Indication: Plague (Bubonic)

Adult Dose

100mg

Route

oral

Frequency

2 timesaday

Duration

10 days

Preg. Unknown

Indication: Plague (Bubonic)

Duration

12 months

Preg. Unknown

Indication: Plague (Bubonic)

Adult Dose

600mg

Route

oral

Frequency

4 times a day

Duration

2 weeks

Preg. Unknown

Indication: Plague (Bubonic)

Adult Dose

100mg

Route

oral

Frequency

once aday

Duration

6 months