Plague

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Yersinia pestis. This disease presents with symptoms depending on the site of infection, and may be fatal. Transmission is through the bite of an infected flea, by direct contact, or by droplet transmission.

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Child codes

Sibling codes

1B90 – Rat-bite fevers
1B91 – Leptospirosis
1B92 – Glanders
1B94 – Tularaemia
1B95 – Brucellosis
1B96 – Erysipeloid
1B97 – Anthrax
1B98 – Cat-scratch disease
1B99 – Pasteurellosis
1B9A – Extraintestinal yersiniosis
1B9Z – Unspecified zoonotic bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Plague – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1596449540

Allowed postcoordination axes

associatedWith
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Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases