Plague lethality

It is the most lethal plague known in cattle. It remains viable for long periods in chilled or... 

Despite limited success with amitriptyline in some anorexia patients, using this class of antidepressants can be problematic in AN patients and therefore cannot be routinely recommended. TCAs slow gastrointestinal function and can therefore worsen the constipation and bloating that commonly plague AN patients during refeeding. In addition, TCAs can increase the likelihood of seizure or cardiac arrhythmia in patients already at risk due to electrolyte disturbances. Moreover, they are often lethal after overdose. 

Deadly tropical fevers are an unfortunate fact of life in Central Africa but rarely are they this contagious or lethal. The plague that afflicted Kikwit was Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a viral disease for which there is no known treatment. Within a few weeks, about 400 people in Kikwit had contracted the virus and 350 were dead. 

Pitt MLM, Estep JE, Welkos SL, Friedlander AM. Efficacy of killed whole-cell vaccine against a lethal aerosol challenge of plague in rodents. Annual meeting, American Society for Microbiology 1994 Las Vegas, Nev. Abstract E-45. 

Fowl plague virus (lethal avian influenza) Hog cholera virus... 

Mackay, N., Revealed How Naval Intelligence Tested Lethal Plague Bombs off Scotland , Sunday Herald, 9 March 2003. 

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