Bubonic plague is named after buboes (swollen lymph nodes). Its caught from the bite of an infected flea or rodent and in rare cases, a bacteria from a piece of contaminated clothing or material used by a person with plague. It enters the body through an opening in the skin. Symptoms includes fever, headache, chills, weakness and swollen lymph glands in the groin, armpit or neck.
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