Assertion: plague | /r/HasProperty | suspected
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text: Often, if the plague is suspected, your doctor will begin treatment with antibiotics before the diagnosis is confirmed.
text: Plague should be suspected if there are painful buboes, fever, exhaustion, and a history of possible exposure to rodents, rabbits, or fleas in the West or Southwest.
text: As soon as plague is suspected, the patient should be isolated, and local and state departments notified.
text: Often, presumptive treatment with antibiotics will start as soon as samples are taken, if plague is suspected.
text: If plague is suspected, samples of blood, sputum (spit/mucous mix from a cough), or lymph node glands may be taken for laboratory testing.
text: If plague is suspected, local and state health departments should be notified immediately.
text: If plague is suspected, pre-treatment specimens should be taken if possible, but treatment should not be delayed.
text: If cultures yield negative results, and plague is still suspected, serologic testing is possible to confirm the diagnosis.
text: Begin appropriate IV therapy as soon as plague is suspected.
text: If plague is suspected a flea control product should be applied to the animal as soon as possible.