Acral gangrene, after having contracted plague

The fingertips of this patient's right hand exhibited the signs of what is known as acral gangrene, after having contracted plague, caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis . For another view of this patient's hand. Image courtesy CDC/William Archibald, 1977. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
The fingertips of this patient's right hand exhibited the signs of what is known as acral gangrene, after having contracted plague, caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis . For another view of this patient's hand. Image courtesy CDC/William Archibald, 1977. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
Acral gangrene, after having contracted plague
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Smith Collection/Gado / Contributor
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01 January, 1977
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