What Was the Black Plague?
10. Treatment
The bubonic plague is a very serious illness and you will be admitted to a hospital. If it is suspected you might have been exposed to the bacterium but you are not showing symptoms, then antibiotics can be prescribed that will help prevent the disease from developing.
Even in people who are showing symptoms, treatment is often fairly straightforward to achieve with strong antibiotics. Antibiotics are more effective if they are given within 24 hours of symptoms showing. However, in the more serious cases, the patient may need to be put on an intravenous drip, and they may also need to be put on a ventilator.
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