TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Plague A1 - Akar-Ghibril, Nicole A1 - Wiedermann, Bernhard L. A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Plague is a zoonotic infection primarily maintained in rodents and fleas. Humans are incidental hosts, and transmission from rodents to humans is most commonly by flea bites. This disease still exists worldwide and likely has been responsible for at least 3 devastating pandemics—the Justinian Plague (Byzantine Empire, 541–542), the Black Death (Europe and Middle East, 1346–1353), and the plague pandemic in the mid-19th century, which started in China. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/11 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182936438 ER -