10812 - PAINT STRIPPER REVISION DATE:MAY 2003 SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: Containers close to fire should be removed or cooled with water. Use water to keep fire exposed containers cool and disperse vapours. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS: Aerosol cans may explode in fires. 6.
Several antibiotics are effective for treatment including streptomycin, gentamicin, or doxycycline. Without treatment it results in the death of 30% to 90% of those infected. Death if it occurs is typically within ten days. With treatment the risk of death is around 10%.
This article is about the disease in general. For information about the medieval European plague, see Black Death. Bubonic plague is one of three types of bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. Three to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu like symptoms develop. These include fever, headaches, and vomiting.