Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...

Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the bubonic plague has killed ... The main symptom of bubonic plague is swollen lymph nodes, usually in the neck, groin, thighs and armpits.

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your tummy (abdomen). These are called the retroperitoneal lymph nodes. This operation is called a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a ...

Oxford team reports hopeful results in trials as military experts say UK should stock supplies of Black Death inoculation ...

Three of the world’s seven known pandemics have been caused by the plague, a bacterial infection triggered by the Yersinia pestis ... by swollen and painful lymph nodes around the flea bite.

The genus Yersinia, a member of the family Yersiniaceae, is currently composed of 26 species, including three human pathogens: the causative agent of plague, Yersinia pestis, and enteropathogenic ...

The fleas move from rats to humans who become infected by Y. pestis when the fleas bite. The bacteria move quickly from the bite site into the lymphatic system, causing acute inflammation of the lymph ...

The plague is caused by an bacteria infection, brought on by the Yersinia pestis microbe ... Bubonic plague, characterised by swollen lymph nodes around flea bites, is 30% fatal when left untreated.