Last month, a Herdsman in the Chinese region in Mongolia was infected with the deadly Bubonic plague. Both local and national health officials have confirmed this. This is a dire reminder that even in the middle of a current pandemic, there are old threats that remain today.
The Bayannur City Health Commission diagnosed the herdsman in July, last month. The Commission also issued a third level warning, the second-lowest in a four-tier system, warning people not to hunt, feed, or transport potentially infected animals, especially marmots, and report dead rodents. Or sick.
The city government said it had taken control measures already. These measures would remain in place for the rest of the year.
The disease that caused black death in the Middle Ages is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and transmitted by fleas that become infected with rodents. In Inner Mongolia, there are usually marmots that live in rural areas.
In November, last year, Beijing officials said two people from Inner Mongolia had pneumonia, another form of the plague caused by the same bacteria. The pulmonary disease spreads from person to person through breath droplets.
If left untreated, the plague is invariably fatal. This is because the Bubonic plague is fatal in about 30 to 60 percent of untreated cases. Antibiotics can cure the disease if given early.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s an average of seven case reports each year. This is usually the bump form, most often in rural areas of the western states.
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