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Northern Arizona Resident Dies From Plague


It killed tens of millions of people in 14th century Europe," CNN reports, though "today, it's easily treated with antibiotics." And yet "A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday." Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases repor...

It killed tens of millions of people in 14th century Europe," CNN reports, though "today, it's easily treated with antibiotics. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most of them in the western states, according to federal health officials. The bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which spreads naturally among rodents like prairie dogs and rats.

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