CIC Exam practice questions | 100% Correct Answers

1. I was discovered in 1894 by a Swiss physician in Hong Kong 2. I was the causative agent of an epidemic that tore through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people 3. I am a rod shaped Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium 4. People most commonly become infected when bitten by an infected flea; however can also become infected from direct contact with infected fluids or tissues from an animal that is sick or has died from the disease. 5. Three types: Bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic 6. Symptoms of me may vary based on form. Bubonic form presents with swollen, tender and painful lymph nodes. 7. A person usually becomes ill with the bubonic form 2-6 days after being infected. Airborne route is 1-3 days. 8. There are still sporadic cases in the US - Yersinia pestis (Plague)