Preparedness & Safety
Plague: recognising it early and protecting yourself
What plague is, its forms and incubation periods, the first signs, what a person can and cannot detect alone, how it is found and treated, and how to protect yourself against each form.
Watch the course as a film
Language of the film: English Русский
Lessons
- 01 What plague is 6 min
- 02 How a person catches it 6 min
- 03 The forms of plague: bubonic, septicaemic, pneumonic 6 min
- 04 Incubation periods and the first signs 7 min
- 05 Can you recognise it early yourself? 7 min
- 06 How plague is detected 6 min
- 07 How it is treated, and what it can leave behind 7 min
- 08 After an exposure: what is done before any symptom 6 min
- 09 Protecting yourself, form by form 7 min
- 10 The home, pets and travel 6 min
- 11 Vaccines and protective equipment 7 min
- 12 Common mistakes, and the whole course on one page 6 min
The other free courses
- The first hours of a crisis
- Family emergency preparedness
- Alerts, shelter, and what is left afterwards
- First aid: what the reading covers
- At a road collision
- Drowning and rescue in water
- Severe bleeding
- Unresponsive
- Burns
- Heart attack and stroke
- Seizures and collapse
- Anaphylaxis and overdose
- Heat and cold
- Psychological first aid
- Earthquake
- Flood
- Fire and evacuation
- A chemical release
- An attack in a public place
- Unexploded ordnance and mines
- A radiological incident
- Evacuating people who cannot leave on their own
The rest of the Academy
Everything else the association teaches is in the Academy, free in exactly the same way: no account, no payment. Investigation and evidence, digital safety, open-source research and verification, alongside the first-aid and preparedness material here.
Open the AcademyUPA educational materials are intended for general preparedness and educational purposes. In an emergency, always follow current instructions from local authorities and emergency services. Country-specific procedures may differ.