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7/26/2013 2:26:17 AM
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The Bubonic Plague is back...for real
Got it from this little bit of 90 Seconds on The Verge. Hopefully it won't spread, but it's interesting how a squirrel was tested positive for the Bubonic Plague after all of this time...
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The plague never left, and it's pretty much only spread to humans by deer and squirrels now. It's also pretty easy to treat.
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It's been here for the last 5 years I think. Theirs already a vaccine or cure I don't know which one.
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There are cases of the plague every year. From CDC.gov: [quote]Plague was first introduced into the United States in 1900. Between 1900 and 2010, 999 confirmed or probable human plague cases occurred in the United States. Over 80% of United States plague cases have been the bubonic form. In recent decades, an average of 7 human plague cases are reported each year (range: 1-17 cases per year). Plague has occurred in people of all ages (infants up to age 96), though 50% of cases occur in people ages 12–45. Worldwide, between 1,000 and 2,000 cases each year are reported to the World Health Organization(WHO), though the true number is likely much higher. [/quote]
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It's been found in rats a while back.
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Isn't there a cure now?
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5 Repliesother things have tested for the Plague before. It wouldn't be as deadly now as it was back then though
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You realize that it never left, right? There have been outbreaks in the late 20th century. This isn't new.
