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%.
Symptoms and Treatment. Bubonic Plague. Bubonic plague occurs when an individual is infected by the bacteria causing the infection. A person can be infected by the bacteria that cause the disease through a variety of ways. People suffering from bubonic plague will experience some pain on their lymph nodes along with high fever and severe headache.