“Black death” in Arizona: The inhabitants of Northern Arizona died of the Pneumonic plague and described the first death in the region for 18 years. The last death was reported in 2007, when the individual had contact with a dead animal infected with this disease, medical officials said on Friday.
The plague, once known as “black death”, which almost smoked half of the European population, is caused by Yersinia Pestis bacteria – with two main clinical forms of plague infection – bubonic and pneumonic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is now rare and treated with antibiotics in humans.
“Patient did not get recovery”
On Friday, however, the Arizonian patient did not recover, despite “appropriate initial proceedings” and “attempts to ensure resuscitation resusing life,” NBC News said.
Fast tests of the patient in Arizona suggest that the person was infected with the same Yersinia pestis bacteria – causing pneumonic and bubonic plague.
The Coconino County patient visited Arizona Flagstaff Medical Center and died on the same day, NBC News reported and quoted a statement by Northern Arizona Healthcare.
What is the pneumonic plague
Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by Yersinia Pestis.
The pneumonic plague, which spreads to the lungs from other untreated plague forms, is the most serious and is usually rare.
According to the Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases, the pneumonic plague “develops when bacteria spread to the lungs of an untreated bubonic or septicemic plague, or when a person inaches infectious droplets by another person or animal with pneumonic plague”.
The United Kingdom government said there was no longer a plague in the nation that they were in the country in the country is “very low”, the BBC said.
What are the other forms of plague
The causal bacterium of pneumonic plague – Yersinia Pestis – also causes bubonic plague.
In addition to pneumonic plague, there are different forms of plague that includes a bubonic plague. It is the most common form of plague and spreads through the bite of infected fleas.
The symptoms of the bubonic plague
Symptoms of bubonic plague in humans usually occur within two to eight days after exposure and may include fever, chills, headaches, weakness and swollen lymph nodes.
Preventive measures include the use of releent insects based on Deet to protect fleas, avoid contact with dead animals, infected tissues or materials, and avoiding close contact with patients who have symptoms, and overcrowded areas where recent cases have been reported.
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