Oregon man struck with BUBONIC PLAGUE!
Feb. 15th, 2024 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayneThe man caught it from his cat who was very sick with terrible sores. Fortunately it was caught early before it became blood-born and he was successfully treated, they also traced people that he and the cat were in close contact with.
No word on whether the cat made it.
From the article, "According to the CDC, there were 496 plague cases in the US between 1970 and 2020. And between 2000 and 2020, the CDC counted 14 deaths."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/rare-bubonic-plague-case-in-oregon-spread-from-very-sick-pet-cat/
ETA: the thing about bubonic is that it's easily treated, but only IF it's correctly diagnosed early!
No word on whether the cat made it.
From the article, "According to the CDC, there were 496 plague cases in the US between 1970 and 2020. And between 2000 and 2020, the CDC counted 14 deaths."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/rare-bubonic-plague-case-in-oregon-spread-from-very-sick-pet-cat/
ETA: the thing about bubonic is that it's easily treated, but only IF it's correctly diagnosed early!
