Third Case Of Deadly Bubonic Plague Hits China
DEADLY BUBONIC PLAGUE – Despite the statement of health officials from China that the risk of an outbreak was minimal, another person was tested positive for the bubonic plague.
Recently, two patients from the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia were diagnosed with the pneumonic plague. However, they are now being treated in Beijing’s Chaoyang District.
This time, China’s Inner Mongolia has confirmed its third case of the deadly plague. This time, a 55-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease.
Reports from Reuters said that the man had the disease after he ate a rabbit on November 5. With this, health authorities have quarantined 28 people.
The people that were quarantined were ones who had close contact with the man. As per the report, those quarantined are being closely monitored.
However, none of them have revealed plague symptoms. Also, the health officials stated that there were no new cases of the plague recorded in the region.
According to the World Health Organization, there are more than 3248 reports of the plague worldwide. This was recorded from 2010 to 2015.
Globally, the plague has caused 50,000 human cases in the past 20 years. With this, the WHO has categorized the plague as a re-emerging disease.
According to the Center for Disease and Control (CDC), humans could get infected after being bitten by a rodent flea that carries the Yersinia pestis bacteria.
Pet animals like cats and dogs who get infected can also spread the virus to their owners. Adding to this, a 2018 study also revealed it could be gotten from body lice.
Back in the mid-1300s, the Great Plague was the most deadly pandemic in human history which caused close to 200 million deaths. But, health authorities stated that it is now curable.
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