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Oregon reported a human case of the Bubonic plague, seemingly from a cat. Experts share symptoms, treatment, prevention, and what to know about the plague. ... February 13, 2024 at 8:30 AM
February 14, 2024 at 11:07 AM. The “Black Death” is back, and this time it's being carried by a cat. Oregon recently confirmed its first case of bubonic plague in nearly eight years.
February 13, 2024 at 12:54 PM. Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat.
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. [1] One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. [ 1 ] These symptoms include fever , headaches , and vomiting , [ 1 ] as well as swollen and painful lymph nodes occurring in the area closest to where the bacteria entered the ...
People with bubonic plague usually develop symptoms two to eight days after they're bitten by an infected flea or come in contact with an infected animal. The most common sign of bubonic plague is ...
The increase in plague cases over the last 20 years have been largely due to an increase in pneumonic plague. [27] Pneumonic plague is transmitted person to person via infected droplets. It is often difficult to diagnose and by the time it is diagnosed, cases are usually fatal. Case fatality rate of pneumonic plague in Madagascar is close to 75 ...
Bubonic plague 15–100 million 25–60% of European population [5] 541–549 North Africa, Europe, and Western Asia 3 HIV/AIDS pandemic: HIV/AIDS: 44 million (as of 2025) – 1981–present [6] Worldwide 4 Black Death: Bubonic plague: 25–50 million 30–60% of European population [7] 1346–1353 Europe, Asia, and North Africa 5 COVID-19 ...
A person in Deschutes County, Oregon, has been diagnosed with a case of bubonic plague, making them the state’s first confirmed case of this rare bacterial infection since 2015.