How is pneumonic plague transmitted?

A. inhalation of respiratory aerosols from a person infected with Yersinia pestis
B. bite of a flea carrying Yersinia pestis
C. fomite contact
D. contact with the blood of a person infected with Yersinia pestis
E. bite of a tick carrying Yersinia pestis


Answer: A

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