Bubonic plague claims boy's life in Mongolia, triggering fears of another pandemic

[canada-man]

A Mongolian teenager diagnosed with bubonic plague died on Monday. The 15-year-old reportedly contracted the deadly disease after consuming marmot meat.
The boy ate the infected meat with his two friends, whose condition is currently unknown. People who have been in contact with them have now been isolated and vaccinated, according to the country's National Center for Zoonotic Diseases.

Eating marmots and other rodents, which are the principal “delivery boys” of the bubonic bacteria, is not uncommon in Mongolia. The plague has bubonic and pneumonic (lung-affecting) forms and can kill within a few days of being contracted. The Mongolian boy died three days after eating the rodent.


Several cases of bubonic plague – once a deadly disease – have been reported in Western Mongolia in the past week, with another case in China.

Some tabloid media outlets have already started spreading panic over the “looming plague pandemic” in an attempt to cash in on the news, which some experts have already dismissed as “just hot air.” Between 2010 and 2015 there were 3,248 cases reported worldwide, including 584 deaths.

Bubonic plague claims boy's life in Mongolia, triggering fears of another pandemic

A Mongolian teenager diagnosed with bubonic plague died on Monday. The 15-year-old reportedly contracted the deadly disease after consuming marmot meat.

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[black booty lover]

doubt it can become a pandemic. Too many countries have travel bans for it to spread.

 

[mandrill]

Bubonic Plague is no longer a threat in the First World. It's bacteria driven and vaccines and anti biotics can neutralize it.

Viruses are the real threat now.

 

[yababy1]

Plague is a bacterial virus, not possible to become a pandemic and spread person to person and as mentioned completely treatable

 

[SchlongConery]

Plague is a bacterial virus, not possible to become a pandemic and spread person to person and as mentioned completely treatable

No such thing as a "bacterial virus".

Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection.

No reliable effective vaccine.

Timely diagnosis and antibiotic treatment can reduce fatalities to 10%.

 

[Twister]

Colorado squirrel tests positive for the plague

It’s 2020, so perhaps it isn’t surprising to hear that a squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague.

Health officials say it’s the first case of the plague in the Town of Morrison, Jefferson County, which is about 27 kilometres southwest of Denver.

Humans can get the plague through bites from infected fleas or animals, but the health officials said: “If proper precautions are taken, the risk of getting plague is “extremely low.”

“Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, and can be contracted by humans and household animals,” they also said.

“Cats are highly susceptible to plague and may die if not treated promptly with antibiotics. Cats can contract plague from flea bites, a rodent scratch/bite or ingestion of a rodent. Dogs are not as susceptible to plague; however, they may pick up and carry plague-infected rodent fleas.”

Pet owners were told to talk to a veterinarian if they suspect their pet is sick.

Plague can be treated with antibiotics upon early diagnosis.

Colorado squirrel tests positive for the plague

It’s 2020, so perhaps it isn’t surprising to hear that a squirrel in Colorado has tested positive for the bubonic plague.

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[canada-man]

send this to those who love to feed wildlife in their areas

 

[SchlongConery]

send this to those who love to feed wildlife in their areas

If their area is Mongolia...

 

[canada-man]

China seals off village after bubonic plague death in Inner Mongolia


(CNN)Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have sealed off a village after a resident there died from bubonic plague, a centuries-old disease responsible for the most deadly pandemic in human history.
The death was reported to health authorities in Baotou city on Sunday and the victim was confirmed to be a bubonic plague patient on Thursday, the Baotou Municipal Health Commission said in a statement on its website.
The patient died of circulatory system failure, according to the statement. It did not mention how the patient had caught the plague.
To curb the spread of the disease, authorities sealed off Suji Xincun village, where the dead patient lived, and ordered daily disinfection of homes. All villagers have so far tested negative for the disease, the statement said.


Nine close contacts and 26 secondary contacts of the patient have been quarantined and tested negative, the commission said.
Damao Banner, the district where the village is located, has been put on Level 3 alert for plague prevention, the second lowest in a four-level system, until the end of the year.


This is the second case -- and first death -- of bubonic plague China has confirmed this year. The previous case was discovered in July in Bayannur, another city in Inner Mongolia, leading to the issuing of another Level 3 alert and the closure of several tourist spots.

Plague, caused by bacteria and transmitted through flea bites and infected animals, killed an estimated 50 million people in Europe during the Black Death pandemic in the Middle Ages.
Bubonic plague, which is one of plague's three forms, causes painful, swollen lymph nodes, as well as fever, chills, and coughing.

The advent of antibiotics, which can treat most infections if they are caught early enough, has helped to contain plague outbreaks, preventing the type of rapid spread witnessed in Europe in the Middle Ages.
But it has not been eliminated it entirely -- and it has made a recent comeback, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to categorize it as a re-emerging disease.


Common recurrence
Anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 people get the plague every year, according to the WHO. But that total is likely too modest an estimate, since it doesn't account for unreported cases.
According to 2016 data, the possibility of plague exists on almost every continent, especially the western United States, parts of Brazil, scattered areas in southeast Africa and large swaths of China, India and the Middle East.
In the US, there have been anywhere from a few to a few dozen cases of plague every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2015, two people in Colorado died from the plague, and the year before there were eight reported cases in the state.


In China, 31 cases of plague were reported between 2009 and 2019, including 12 deaths, according to data released by the National Health Commission.
On Thursday, Baotou authorities warned of a risk of "a human plague epidemic spreading in the city," and urged the public to take extra precautions and seek immediate medical attention if they develop symptoms of fever or coughing.

They also urged people to reduce contact with wild animals while traveling and avoid hunting, skinning or eating animals that could cause infection.
Last month, two cases of bubonic plague were confirmed in Mongolia -- brothers who had both eaten marmot meat, according to China's state-run news agency Xinhua. In May 2019, another couple in Mongolia died from the plague after eating the raw kidney of a marmot, thought to be a folk remedy for good health.

Marmots a type of large ground squirrel that is eaten in some parts of China and the neighboring country Mongolia, and which have historically caused plague outbreaks in the region.
The marmot is believed to have caused the 1911 pneumonic plague epidemic, which killed about 63,000 people in northeast China. It was hunted for its fur, which soared in popularity among international traders. The diseased fur products were traded and transported around the country -- infecting thousands along the way.

China seals off village after bubonic plague death in Inner Mongolia | CNN

Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have sealed off a village after a resident there died from bubonic plague, a centuries-old disease responsible for the most deadly pandemic in human history.

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[eyenomad2]

No such thing as a "bacterial virus".

Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection.

No reliable effective vaccine.

Timely diagnosis and antibiotic treatment can reduce fatalities to 10%.

Thank you Doctor

 

[basketcase]

Seems C-M is big on reporting anything to do with infection and China while somehow still pretending infections are hoaxes and a Chinese plot.

I hear bleach works well on the plague too

 

[shack]

Seems C-M is big on reporting anything to do with infection and China while somehow still pretending infections are hoaxes and a Chinese plot.

I hear bleach works well on the plague too

I heard that masks cause nose cancer.

 

[canada-man]

California’s 1st case of plague in 5 years confirmed in Lake Tahoe


Health officials have confirmed a case of plague at South Lake Tahoe — the first in California in five years.


El Dorado County officials said Monday the California Department of Public Health notified them of the positive test of a local resident who is under medical care while recovering at home.


Health officials believe the South Tahoe resident may have been bitten by an infected flea while walking a dog along the Truckee River corridor or in the Tahoe Keys area on Tahoe’s south shore.


Between 2016 and 2019, a total of 20 rodents had evidence of exposure to plague in El Dorado County, officials said. The animals, which included chipmunks, were found in the South Lake Tahoe area.


The last confirmed cases of plague in the Golden State was back in 2015, when two people — including a child from Los Angeles County — contracted the bacteria at Yosemite National Park.


Both patients recovered after receiving treatment.


Prior to that, there had not been any diagnosed cases of plague in humans in the Golden State in nearly a decade.


The disease is can be found around the state, except the southeastern desert region and the San Joaquin Valley, according to the California Department of Public Health.


Plague is most common in the foothills, plateaus, mountains, and coast. It is absent
from the southeastern desert region and the San Joaquin Valley.


The rare but potentially deadly bacterial disease is most often transmitted by fleas that have acquired it from infected squirrels, chipmunks and other wild rodents. If caught early, plague can be treated with antibiotics.


Symptoms include fever, nausea, weakness and swollen lymph nodes, and typically show up within two weeks of exposure to the bacteria.


Officials recommend a number of preventative measures to avoid exposure, such as: not feeding squirrels, chipmunks or other wild rodents; never touching sick or dead rodents; not allowing pets to play with or pick up sick, injured or dead rodents; and leaving pets at home, if possible.

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[Jasmina]

About as harmful as athletes toe or ringworm in first world Countries...

No such thing as a "bacterial virus".

Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection.

No reliable effective vaccine.

Timely diagnosis and antibiotic treatment can reduce fatalities to 10%.

 

[canada-man]

More bubonic plague cases have been recorded in Mongolia and China as a 25-year-old woman contracted the disease after eating marmot meat and a three-year-old boy became infected amid a rat outbreak.

The 25-year-old female patient from Khovd province in the west of Mongolia has now been placed in isolation at a local hospital, as have 19 of her close contacts, the country's National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said in a statement.

The NCZD said the woman had recently eaten marmot meat and lab testing subsequently confirmed that she had contracted bubonic plague—a disease caused by infection with the bacteria Yersinia pestis, which can be found in wild rodents and the fleas that feed off them



This year, Mongolia has reported a total of 22 suspected plague cases, of which six have been confirmed with laboratory testing. Three of these patients died as a result of the disease.

Bubonic plague cases have also emerged recently in China. On Sunday, the Yunnan Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a three-year-old boy in the province had contracted bubonic plague, state-run daily newspaper the Global Times reported.


The boy's case was discovered during a nationwide screening program initiated after an outbreak of the disease was discovered among rats in Menghai county.


In response, the local government declared a level IV emergency, which is the lowest in China's four-tier public health alert system in terms of significance. As part of the public health response, Menghai county has set up a team that is carrying out inspections, as well as eradicating rodents and their fleas, Global Times reported. Authorities are also urging residents to promptly report any contact with dead rodents and to immediately seek medical advice if they begin to develop fever-like symptoms.

China has recorded two deaths from bubonic plague this year. Both of these were in the region of Inner Mongolia, which borders Mongolia.

Without treatment, bubonic plague has a fatality rate of 30 to 60 percent, although modern antibiotics are effective at treating the disease if administered promptly, World Health Organization data shows.

Being bitten by an infected flea is the most common way for humans to contract the disease but transmission can also occur via direct contact with the tissue of an animal infected with plague, either dead or alive.



In August, a 42-year-old man died from bubonic plague in Khovd province. And in July, a 15-year-old boy passed away from the disease in the western province of Govi-Altai.

The NCZD has said that 17 out of 21 Mongolian provinces are at risk of plague outbreaks.

More Cases of Bubonic Plague Recorded in China and Mongolia

So far this year, Mongolia has had 22 suspected plague cases, six of which have been confirmed with laboratory testing.

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[basketcase]

Of course if the plague was loose here, C-M would be leading the charge against antibiotics.

 

[canada-man]

Of course if the plague was loose here, C-M would be leading the charge against antibiotics.

strawman logical fallacy

 

[decoy2673]

Fake news.

 

[TeeJay]

Bubonic Plague is no longer a threat in the First World. It's bacteria driven and vaccines and anti biotics can neutralize it.

Viruses are the real threat now.

Hardly
Vaccine is only effective if applied within 24 hours of contracting it (good luck)
And even with vaccine still 11% mortality

Covid has less than 1% mortality and you see what it does
Its only advantage is that it spreads easier