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%.
People with the plague need immediate treatment. If treatment is not received within 24 hours of when the first symptoms occur, death may occur. Antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline, or ciprofloxacin are used to treat plague.