Plague (Bubonic)
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Case definition: Any person with rapid onset of fever, chills, headache, severe malaise, prostration with extremely painful swelling of lymph nodes, or cough with blood-stained sputum, chest pain and difficulty in breathing in an area known to have plague.
Treat with:
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|
Medicine |
Adult Dose |
Frequency |
Duration |
|
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streptomycin im |
1g 0.5g Paed = 5-10mg/kg |
first dose 6 hourly |
then 10 days |
|
or |
chloramphenicol im/iv |
12.5-25mg/kg Paed = 6.25–12.5mg/kg |
6 hourly |
10 days |
Prophylaxis whilst nursing & contacts:
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Medicine |
Adult Dose |
Frequency |
Duration |
|
Doxycycline po |
100mg |
2 times a day |
10 days |