The plague ravaged Medieval Europe, killing 30 to 50 percent of the population.
Estimation 200 million. The bacterium that causes it, Yersinia pestis, lives in rodents and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected fleas. It spreads between humans through unprotected contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or by inhaling respiratory droplets exhaled by a person with pneumonic plague.
The outbreak of plague
Person in Charge It has been used during the Plague of Justinian in the 5th to 7th centuries and the Black Death in the 14th century, as well as many of the more horrific plagues of modern times, mainly in Asia and Africa. according to According to the World Health Organization, the three most affected countries are Madagascar, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pueblo County, Colorado public health officials said:
Confirmed On Tuesday, it was announced that a resident had contracted the plague.
Authorities did not disclose the identities of those infected.
“If you experience symptoms of the plague, seek medical help immediately.”
The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment has advised local residents to:
- Eliminate rodent breeding and hiding places such as rock piles, brush and trash.
- Avoid contact with dead animals;
- Use insect repellent to prevent flea bites.
- Treat your pets for fleas.
- Keep pets away from areas infested with rodents, including prairie dog colonies.
- Do not sleep with pets.
“If you experience symptoms of plague, seek medical attention immediately,” said Alice Solis, program manager for the county’s Office of Communicable Disease and Emergency Preparedness. “Plague can be successfully treated with antibiotics, but infected people must seek medical treatment right away to avoid serious complications and death.”
Infections are brutal and often fatal: systemic and lung-based infections caused by bacteria in the bloodstream have mortality rates ranging from 30% to 100% if untreated.
Symptoms vary depending on the type of plague.
according to According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bubonic plague is not transmitted from person to person, but symptoms include swollen and painful lymph nodes, fever, headache and weakness.
Pneumonic plague is airborne and causes symptoms such as chest pain, high fever, chills, cough, difficulty breathing, and stomach upset. If left untreated, the disease
may lead to Within 24 hours, it leads to pulmonary failure, shock, and death.
When the plague bacteria multiply in the blood and cause septicemic plague, patients are likely to suffer similar symptoms and heavy bleeding.
No plague vaccine is currently available in the United States, but streptomycin, gentamicin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol are all said to be effective against pneumonic plague.
Although infection is very rare, plague
Naturally occurring in the western region of America. for exampleIt is widespread in the Sierra Nevada and other parts of California and is often carried by squirrels and chipmunks.
Other diseases that were once eradicated or controlled have resurfaced in recent years, in part as a result of unchecked illegal immigration.
The Blaze News previously reported that cases of polio, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria are occurring amid what the CDC reports is a record influx of illegal immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Shown There are no vaccination requirements required before entering the country.
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