Plague

This web-based module is designed to teach the natural epidemiology of plague and how to manage it as both a natural disease and an intentional attack. The content is presented in a series of eight lessons to be completed in the order that they appear. You will learn how to:

• Identify where plague occurs naturally in order to recognize
  possible bio-terrorism.
• Identify patient symptoms that will lead to a diagnosis of bubonic, pneumonic, or septicemic plague.
• Rule out other diseases when diagnosing plague.
• Identify the appropriate specimens to obtain in order to diagnose plague.
• Describe the medical management of confirmed plague cases.
• Describe the public health response needed for naturally occurring versus bioterrorist plague.
• Describe the diagnosis of plague in animals.
  
  http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/plague/trainingmodule/