Studies have shown that the swollen lymph nodes known as buboes occur most often in the upper leg and groin areas.
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According to historical records, buboes were characteristic of the pandemic responsible for the Black Death and perhaps other ancient pandemics.
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If this occurs with the classic buboes, this is considered primary, while secondary occurs after symptoms of bubonic or pneumonic infection.
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With the exception of the buboes, the initial symptoms of plague are very similar to many other diseases, making diagnosis difficult.
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After he has left, the knight takes off his armor to reveal that he bears the characteristic buboes of the Black Death.
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These are not the swellings of buboes, but rather " darkish points or pustules which covered large areas of the body ".
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The best-known symptom of bubonic plague is one or more infected, enlarged, and painful lymph nodes, known as buboes.
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The buboes, or swellings in the groin, that are especially characteristic of bubonic plague, are a feature of other diseases as well.
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The swollen lymph glands are termed " buboes " from the Greek word for groin, swollen gland : " bubo ".
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While buboes are recorded among the symptoms, contemporary means of diagnosis were poorly developed, and death records are often unspecific, incomplete or lost.
