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Pestis (mythology)
Pestis may refer to: * Plague (disease) ** ''Yersinia pestis'', a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium species * Pestilence (other) * Pestis (Roman mythology), the daemon/personification of pestilence, plague, illness, sickness and disease ** Phthisis (mythology), Phthisis, one of the Nosoi or Pestis * ''Scrutinium Physico-Medicum, Scrutinium Pestis'', a 1658 book by Athanasius Kircher Places * Pestiš, a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia * Peștiș, a village in Aleșd town, Bihor County, Romania * Peștiș (Cerna), a tributary of the Cerna in Hunedoara County, Romania * Peștiș (Mureș), a tributary of the Mureș in Arad and Timiș Counties, Romania See also * Nosology, a branch of medicine that deals with classification of diseases {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plague (disease)
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''. Symptoms include fever, weakness and headache. Usually this begins one to seven days after exposure. There are three forms of plague, each affecting a different part of the body and causing associated symptoms. Pneumonic plague infects the lungs, causing shortness of breath, coughing and chest pain; bubonic plague affects the lymph nodes, making them swell; and septicemic plague infects the blood and can cause tissues to turn black and die. The bubonic and septicemic forms are generally spread by flea bites or handling an infected animal, whereas pneumonic plague is generally spread between people through the air via infectious droplets. Diagnosis is typically by finding the bacterium in fluid from a lymph node, blood or sputum. Those at high risk may be vaccinated. Those exposed to a case of pneumonic plague may be treated with preventive medication. If infected, treatment is with antibiotic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yersinia Pestis
''Yersinia pestis'' (''Y. pestis''; formerly '' Pasteurella pestis'') is a gram-negative, non-motile, coccobacillus bacterium without spores that is related to both ''Yersinia pseudotuberculosis'' and ''Yersinia enterocolitica''. It is a facultative anaerobic organism that can infect humans via the Oriental rat flea (''Xenopsylla cheopis''). It causes the disease plague, which caused the first plague pandemic and the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic in recorded history. Plague takes three main forms: pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic. ''Yersinia pestis'' is a parasite of its host, the rat flea, which is also a parasite of rats, hence ''Y. pestis'' is a hyperparasite. ''Y. pestis'' was discovered in 1894 by Alexandre Yersin, a Swiss/French physician and bacteriologist from the Pasteur Institute, during an epidemic of the plague in Hong Kong. Yersin was a member of the Pasteur school of thought. Kitasato Shibasaburō, a Japanese bacteriologist who practised Koch's me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pestilence (other)
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Pestilence may refer to: *Infectious disease *Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse *Pestilence (band), a Dutch death metal group * Pestilence (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain, based on the biblical horseman * "Pestilence" (''Medici: Masters of Florence''), a television episode *"The Pestilence", a song by Kreator from ''Pleasure to Kill'' *"The Pestilence" is another name for the Black Death. See also * Pestilence wort, a perennial plant native to Europe and northern Asia * :Plague gods *Pest (other) Pest or The Pest may refer to: Science and medicine * Pest (organism), an animal or plant deemed to be detrimental to humans or human concerns ** Weed, a plant considered undesirable * Infectious disease, an illness resulting from an infection ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pestis (Roman Mythology)
Pestis may refer to: * Plague (disease) ** ''Yersinia pestis'', a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium species * Pestilence (other) Pestilence may refer to: *Infectious disease *Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse *Pestilence (band), a Dutch death metal group * Pestilence (comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain, based on the biblical horseman * "Pestilence" ... * Pestis (Roman mythology), the daemon/personification of pestilence, plague, illness, sickness and disease ** Phthisis (mythology), Phthisis, one of the Nosoi or Pestis * ''Scrutinium Physico-Medicum, Scrutinium Pestis'', a 1658 book by Athanasius Kircher Places * Pestiš, a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia * Peștiș, a village in Aleșd town, Bihor County, Romania * Peștiș (Cerna), a tributary of the Cerna in Hunedoara County, Romania * Peștiș (Mureș), a tributary of the Mureș in Arad and Timiș Counties, Romania See also * Nosology, a branch of medicine that dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personification
Personification occurs when a thing or abstraction is represented as a person, in literature or art, as a type of anthropomorphic metaphor. The type of personification discussed here excludes passing literary effects such as "Shadows hold their breath", and covers cases where a personification appears as a character in literature, or a human figure in art. The technical term for this, since ancient Greece, is prosopopoeia. In the arts many things are commonly personified. These include numerous types of places, especially cities, countries and the four continents, elements of the natural world such as the months or Four Seasons, Four Elements, Four Winds, Five Senses, and abstractions such as virtues, especially the four cardinal virtues and seven deadly sins, the nine Muses, or death. In many polytheistic early religions, deities had a strong element of personification, suggested by descriptions such as "god of". In ancient Greek religion, and the related ancient Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phthisis (mythology)
Phthisis ( grc, Φθίσις, ; 'wasting away'; Roman name; ), one of the Nosoi/ Pestis, was the personification/daemon of rot, decay and putrefaction, in Classical/Greco-Roman mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat .... References Greek goddesses Personifications in Greek mythology Roman deities Personifications in Roman mythology {{Greek-deity-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scrutinium Physico-Medicum
''Scrutinium Physico-Medicum Contagiosae Luis, Quae Pestis Dicitur'' (''A Physico-Medical Examination of the Contagious Pestilence Called the Plague'') is a 1658 work by the Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher, containing his observations and theories about the bubonic plague that struck Rome in the summer of 1656. Kircher was the first person to view infected blood through a microscope, and his observations are described in the book. The work was printed on the presses of :it:Giacomo Mascardi, Vitale Mascardi and dedicated to Pope Alexander VII. Background The plague outbreak in Rome in 1656 killed around 15,000 people in four months. During this period Kircher undertook experiments to try and understand the disease better although there is no evidence that he was directly involved in the medical treatment of the sick. Kircher's previous work, ''Itinerarium exstaticum'' had caused trouble with the Jesuit censors and stirred up controversy. Writing about the plague gave him an oppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pestiš
Pestiš is a village in the municipality of Prokuplje, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas .... According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 22 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. References Populated places in Toplica District {{ToplicaRS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleșd
Aleșd (; , sk, Alešď) is a town in Bihor County, western Romania. It administers three villages: Pădurea Neagră (''Feketeerdő''), Peștiș (''Sólyomkőpestes''), and Tinăud (''Tinód''). Geography The town is located in the east of the county, near the border with Cluj County, at the foot of the Apuseni Mountains. It lies on the banks of the river Crișul Repede, where the Vadu Crișului – Aștileu Canal connects with the river. The river Izvor flows into the Crișul Repede near Aleșd; the river Secătura flows into the Izvor in Peștiș village. Aleșd is located on the CFR main railway line between Oradea and Bucharest. Consequently, it is served by frequent rapid and intercity (IC) trains from Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Arad, and Timișoara. Aleșd is located in the eastern part of Bihor County, on national road DN1 (European route E60), at a distance of from Oradea and from Cluj-Napoca. History At first Aleșd was on the shores of the Crișul Repede River (me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peștiș (Cerna)
The Peștiș is a left tributary of the river Cerna in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It discharges into the Cerna in Peștișu Mare. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Hunedoara County {{Hunedoara-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peștiș (Mureș)
The Peștiș ( hu, Pestes-patak) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S .... It discharges into the Mureș in Cuiaș. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Arad County {{Arad-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
