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'''WHO statement 2017'''<br>
''Pneumonic plague'' can be fatal within 18 to 24 hours of disease onset if left untreated, but ''common antibiotics for enterobacteria'' (gram negative rods) can effectively cure the disease if they are delivered early.
'''WHO statement 2017'''<br>
Rapid diagnosis and treatment is essential to reduce complications and fatality. Effective treatment methods enable plague patients to be cured, if diagnosed in time. These methods include the administration of ''antibiotics as Aminoglycosides, Fluoroquinolones, Sulfonamides'' and supportive therapy.
For more information please contact:<br>
* [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs267/en/ Plague fact sheet] by WHO, 7th October 2017
