Plague

A California Resident Tests Positive for Plague. What to Know About the Disease

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A person in California recently tested positive for plague, according to El Dorado County health officials. The individual has been treated and is recovering at home. About seven people get infected by the bacterium responsible for plague, Yersinia pestiseach year, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most U.S. cases occur in … Read more

A Person in Arizona Has Died From Plague. Who’s Most at Risk of Contracting It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

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A person in Arizona has died from pneumonic plaguelocal health officials said on Friday. Pneumonic plague, which occurs when the bacterium Yersinia pestis gets into a person’s lungs, is both “the least common and most dangerous type of plague,” according to the Cleveland Clinic. All three major types of the plague are rare in the … Read more