| The bubonic plague typically presents two to eight days after exposure, with sudden onset of fever, chills, weakness, and acutely swollen lymph nodes called buboes. |
| Expulsion of the poison was thought to be best accomplished by either natural rupture of the buboes or, if necessary, lancing and draining them. |
| The description which then follows of the buboes and of the disease is an exact counterpart of the present plague. |
| The ulcers from buboes partake of the same character, the edges being hard and the ulcer disposed to burrow. |
| Bubonic plague is characterized by painful, swollen lymph nodes called buboes that are often hot to the touch. |
| The symptoms of plague were swollen lymph nodes in the armpits and groin known as buboes, hence Bubonic Plague, and death followed within hours or a few days at the most. |
