title: Human plague in New Mexico: report of three autopsied cases.
abstract: Plague is a deadly disease of obvious concern to individuals, communities, and public health officials. The rapid recognition of plague victims is of paramount importance in saving the lives of the victims and in the protection of contacts. Three autopsied plague cases have been presented and the pathological features have been discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009516:New Mexico; D010930:Plague / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005337:Fibrin