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%.
Bubonic plague is caused by Yersinia pestis, also known as plague bacteria. This bacteria also causes the other two forms of plague: septicemic plague and pneumonic plague (see Types of Plague). Yersinia pestis are Gram-negative bacteria found in certain parts of the world, primarily Africa, Asia, and South America.