People potentially infected with the plague need
immediate treatment and should be given antibiotics within 24 hours of the
first symptoms to prevent death. Other treatments include oxygen, intravenous
fluids, and respiratory support. People who have had contact with anyone
infected by pneumonic plague are given prophylactic antibiotics. Using the broad-based antibiotic
streptomycin has proven to be dramatically successful against the bubonic
plague within 12 hours of infection.
Plague is a very serious illness, but is treatable
with commonly available antibiotics. The earlier a patient seeks medical
care and receives treatment that is appropriate for plague, the better
their chances are of a full recovery.
People in close contact
with very sick pneumonic plague patients may be evaluated and possibly placed
under observation. Preventive antibiotic therapy may also be given, depending
on the type and timing of personal contact.
If a doctor even thinks that you
could have the bubonic plague you are immediately admitted to the hospital and
put in an isolation room. You are then given very powerful antibiotics. These
are administered either intravenously (through the veins) or intramuscularly
(through the muscles). The antibiotics are given for a full 7 to 10 days. The
most effective antibiotics used are called streptomycin and gentamicin. People
who have been exposed to a person with the bubonic plague, even if they have no
symptoms, still need to be treated with antibiotics. These antibiotics are
oral, taken for 7 days and will help prevent the person from coming down with
the plague.
People with the plague need immediate treatment. If
treatment is not received within 24 hours of when the first symptoms occur,
death may occur.
Antibiotics such as
streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline,
or ciprofloxacin are used to treat plague. Oxygen, intravenous fluids, andrespiratory support usually are also needed.
Patients with pneumonic
plague should be strictly isolated from caregivers and other patients. People
who have had contact with anyone infected by pneumonic plague should be watched
carefully and given antibiotics as a preventive measure.
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