How is Y. pestis typically transmitted?
Answer: Rat-flea bite/contact with infected animal (bubonic plague) or via respiratory aerosols (pneumonic plague)
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What diseases does Y. pestis cause?
What diseases does Y. pestis cause?
Answer: Bubonic plague (most common), septicemic plague, and pneumonic plague
Describe the morphology of Yersinia pestis:
Describe the morphology of Yersinia pestis:
Answer: Nonmotile, bipolar staining pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacillus
Which zoonotic organisms are facultative intracellular organisms?
Which zoonotic organisms are facultative intracellular organisms?
Answer: Francisella, Brucella, and Yersinia
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