| Expulsion of the poison was thought to be best accomplished by either natural rupture of the buboes or, if necessary, lancing and draining them. |
| With the buboes and carbuncles, small red purplish spots, frequently appear on the body. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Though the bubonic plague's namesake buboes are not visible in the picture, their painful presence can be intuited from the victims' postures. |
| Bubonic plague is characterized by painful, swollen lymph nodes called buboes that are often hot to the touch. |
