TY - THES AB - The term 'plague' has been very confusing to the laity as a whole because the term has been applied to almost every epidemic of any serious consequence, specifically, plague is an infection primary in rats and other rodents, secondary in man, caused by Bacillus Pestis. In regions where it is found, it is endemic amongst rodents, and its spread to the human population is usually by way of fleas or by direct contact. AD - University of Oregon AU - Lind, Laurie P. DA - 1925-1926 DO - 10.6083/bpxhc43519 DO - doi ID - 43519 KW - Plague KW - Public Health KW - Yersinia pestis KW - Bacillus pestis L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43519/files/Lind.Laurie.ETD.pdf L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43519/files/Lind.Laurie.ETD.pdf L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43519/files/Lind.Laurie.ETD.pdf LA - eng LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43519/files/Lind.Laurie.ETD.pdf N2 - The term 'plague' has been very confusing to the laity as a whole because the term has been applied to almost every epidemic of any serious consequence, specifically, plague is an infection primary in rats and other rodents, secondary in man, caused by Bacillus Pestis. In regions where it is found, it is endemic amongst rodents, and its spread to the human population is usually by way of fleas or by direct contact. PB - University of Oregon PY - 1925-1926 T1 - Plague and plague prevention in the U.S. TI - Plague and plague prevention in the U.S. UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43519/files/Lind.Laurie.ETD.pdf Y1 - 1925-1926 ER -