Plague

CAGAYAN de Oro Second District Representative Rufus Rodriguez is urging authorities to tighten the quarantine measures of people coming from China especially in regions where “black death” plague infected two persons. Rodriguez said quarantine measures should be strengthened considering the number of Chinese entering the country. He also urged the Chinese government to enforce its own quarantine in the communities where the bubonic plague was discovered and impose protocols to prevent its spread. The bubonic plague is an infection of the lymphatic system, usually resulting from the bite of an infected flea (rat flea). The disease can be transmitted by direct contact with infected tissue or exposure to the cough of another human. “We also request the World Health Organization to send its experts to china to help them contain the plague,” he added. The World Health Organization said the bubonic plague is the most common type of plague, but it’s still incredibly rare. https://i...

Many Chinese people are now on high alert after a few locals in Inner Mongolia have reportedly contracted the plague and as the rat population in the region is said to be out of control. According to official Chinese state media reports, at least four people have been diagnosed with the plague. The first patient, from northwest China’s Gansu Province, died in September from bubonic plague . A husband and wife from Inner Mongolia were diagnosed with the pneumonic plague and both are receiving treatment at a hospital in Beijing. The fourth patient, also from Inner Mongolia, contracted the bubonic plague after he consumed a wild hare on Nov. 5—he is also being treated in Beijing. However, netizens suspect that Chinese authorities are covering up more cases of the plague even though they have reportedly taken precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease. Bubonic plague is mainly spread by infected fleas from small animals and rodents such as rats , prairie dogs and har...

CAGAYAN de Oro Second District Representative Rufus Rodriguez is urging authorities to tighten the quarantine measures of people coming from China especially in regions where “black death” plague infected two persons. Rodriguez said quarantine measures should be strengthened considering the number of Chinese entering the country. He also urged the Chinese government to enforce its own quarantine in the communities where the bubonic plague was discovered and impose protocols to prevent its spread. The bubonic plague is an infection of the lymphatic system, usually resulting from the bite of an infected flea (rat flea). The disease can be transmitted by direct contact with infected tissue or exposure to the cough of another human. “We also request the World Health Organization to send its experts to china to help them contain the plague,” he added. The World Health Organization said the bubonic plague is the most common type of plague, but it’s still incredibly rare. https://i...

spawns/iStock (NEW YORK) — A child in Idaho contracted the plague last year, leaving many wondering how the plague exists in the 21st century. The disease dates back to the Middle Ages, when it killed millions in a Europe, before the age of antibiotics. At the time, they did not realize the plague was carried by the fleas who lived on rats. Although the idea of the plague sounds dire, another “black death” is not coming. The plague, in spite of its lethal reputation, is not uncommon in the U.S. and it is usually no longer a death sentence. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the plague was first introduced in the U.S. in 1900 by rat-infested steamships. It is most common in the western U.S. What is the plague? The plague is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. Infected fleas spread the infection to animals, commonly mice, squirrels, prairie dogs and even cats and dogs. Humans get the plague through direct contact with...

The year is 1347 and people’s necks are swelling, they’re running high fevers, parts of them are turning black, some are even dropping like flies and — wait, what? It’s not 1347? It’s not the Black Death ? No, it’s 2019 and people are getting the bubonic plague . In fact, 28 people in China’s Inner Mongolia province are now under quarantine because a hunter caught the plague after eating a wild rabbit, authorities reported Sunday. The hunter is the third Chinese case of the plague revealed within a week. So, is the plague making a comeback? What is the plague? Most people have heard of the plague by flipping through pages in their history textbook. Known as the Black Death, it claimed anywhere from 30 to 60 per cent of Europe’s population in the 14th century. There are two types: bubonic and pneumonic. The bubonic plague is the most common and people can get it because of an infected flea’s bite or from handling an infected, dead animal. The bacteria, Yersinia pestis , cause...

spawns/iStock (NEW YORK) — A child in Idaho contracted the plague last year, leaving many wondering how the plague exists in the 21st century. The disease dates back to the Middle Ages, when it killed millions in a Europe, before the age of antibiotics. At the time, they did not realize the plague was carried by the fleas who lived on rats. Although the idea of the plague sounds dire, another “black death” is not coming. The plague, in spite of its lethal reputation, is not uncommon in the U.S. and it is usually no longer a death sentence. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the plague was first introduced in the U.S. in 1900 by rat-infested steamships. It is most common in the western U.S. What is the plague? The plague is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. Infected fleas spread the infection to animals, commonly mice, squirrels, prairie dogs and even cats and dogs. Humans get the plague through direct contact with...

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by  clicking here . It's not a headline that you expect to see in 2019. But plague is back in the news after China reported three cases of the infectious disease earlier this month. The first cases were recorded in a middle-aged couple from the remote region of Inner Mongolia, who were sent to Beijing for observation after struggling to breathe. The third case emerged last weekend : A hunter from the same region was diagnosed with bubonic plague after catching and eating a wild rabbit. About 28 people who were in close contact with the hunter were also put in quarantine. It's actually the second time this year plague has been found in the region; in May, a Mongolian couple died reportedly after eating raw marmot kidney , leading to a six-day quarantine in...

The world was surprised by recent reports of people diagnosed with bubonic plague in China. The new cases sparked concerns that the Black Death may soon return and be as harmful as it was in the 14th century when it wiped out half of Europe’s population.  Local media reported on Saturday a hunter in China contracted bubonic plague after eating a wild rabbit. Health authorities placed nearly 30 people in quarantine due to alleged contact with the patient. In the past week, two other people were diagnosed with plague in the country’s capital Beijing. They appeared with pneumonic plague, which is known for triggering the Black Death in Europe. The bubonic plague mainly affects the lymphatic system. It spreads through exposure to bacteria called Yersinia pestis, normally found in fleas or animals, like rodents, squirrels and hares. Common symptoms of plague include open sores, bleeding, vomiting, fever and organ failure. If left untreated, the infection may affect the bloodstream,...

Last week, China gave the world a bit of a scare when health officials in the country confirmed that two people had come down with the most deadly form of plague. The pneumonic plague, which is believed to be the variant that caused the Black Death pandemic, showed up in a husband and wife in a remote area of the country. Now, China says a third person has also tested positive for the plague. What makes this news even more troubling is that the man apparently had no contact with the other two plague victims. The good news, if you can call it that, is that the man has the bubonic form of the illness. Reports that have emerged since the news first broke paint a clearer picture of how China is handling the situation. The New York Times notes that the first two plague victims have been quarantined. One of the individuals is in stable condition while the other was said to be in critical condition. The third case is a bit different. Unlike the two patients with pneumonic plague, a 55-ye...

If you thought it went the way of bloodletting and medicinal leeches, think again. Three people have just come down with the plague. Yes, the plague. In China, two patients were diagnosed with the infectious disease earlier this month. While they’ve been receiving treatment in a hospital in Beijing, the news of the diagnosis has reportedly sparked panic among citizens there. Public health officials have been working to make sure the disease is contained, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention told Beijing residents not to panic because the risk of the plague spreading further is “extremely low.” But this week, a third case was reported. A 55-year-old man was diagnosed with bubonic plague after eating wild rabbit in Inner Mongolia. The region’s health commission says it has no evidence to suggest that this case is linked to the previous two. The plague comes in three varieties: Pneumonic plague is an infection of the lungs; septicemic plague is a blood infection...

Share on Pinterest Bubonic plague was found in China. Getty Images An outbreak of the bubonic plague in China has led to worry that the “Black Death” could make a significant return. At least three people in China have been diagnosed with the disease. But experts say the disease is not nearly as deadly as it was thanks to antibiotics. This past Saturday, a hunter in China was diagnosed with bubonic plague after catching and eating a wild rabbit. Twenty-eight people who had been in close contact with the hunter are now in quarantine, according to the local health commission . The plague diagnosis comes about a week after the Chinese government announced two other people had contracted pneumonic plague in Beijing — the infamous plague that triggered the Black Death, which wiped out millions of people in Europe in the 14th century. With words like bubonic plague and Black Death circulating in our headlines, some may wonder if the plague is coming for the United States next — ...

Two cases of plague , the illness known for causing the Black Death, have been reported in China, CNN reports. What we know: The two patients are from the Chinese province of inner Mongolia and were diagnosed by doctors in Beijing. Both individuals are receiving treatment in Beijing's Chaoyang District, where authorities say they've implemented control measures to prevent the infection's spread. The plague had been detected in the region earlier this year as well when a Mongolian couple died from the disease after consuming raw marmot kidney. Background: European outbreaks of the plague during the Middle Ages killed roughly 50 million people. Advancements in antibiotics have made the disease fairly treatable, but have not eradicated it entirely. The World Health Organization reported over 3,248 cases of the plague worldwide from 2010 to 2015. The plague is caused by bacteria and transmitted through infected animals and flea bites. It comes in three forms , i...

THE CORNER THAT HELD THEM By Sylvia Townsend Warner MEDIEVAL BODIES Life and Death in the Middle Ages By Jack Hartnell Sylvia Townsend Warner’s 1948 novel “The Corner That Held Them” is unusual for its lack of a protagonist. No mortal protagonist, that is. The novel, newly reissued by New York Review Books Classics, follows the fortunes of an English convent named Oby from its founding in the late 12th century through 1382. Characters ebb and flow from the foreground in a curiously swift historical rhythm, often killed off as soon as their stories have begun. In 1332, for example, the local bishop nominates a certain Dame Emily to be the new prioress. Her fellow nuns loathe her, however, and instead elect Dame Isabella Sutthery, “the youngest and silliest nun among them,” in a protest vote. “The young and silly can become great tyrants,” our omniscient narrator observes, and so Isabella does. “It was not till 1345, when Prioress Isabella choked on a plum-stone, that peace and ...

You may have seen alarming headlines today warning of the “ Black Death plague ” that’s believed to have infected two people in China. But while there are real reasons for public health officials and residents in that area of the world to be concerned, there’s no reason to fear a deadly pandemic. On Tuesday, health officials in Beijing announced that two people from the Inner Mongolia region of the country had recently sought care at a local hospital, where they were diagnosed with pneumonic plague. Though health officials said these two patients have since been quarantined and that there is an extremely low risk of further transmission, there have reportedly been fears of a possible outbreak reverberating throughout the country. Advertisement The disease we call plague is caused by a rod-shaped bacteria called Yersinia pestis . The bacteria can make us sick in three distinct ways, depending on how it enters and infects the body. When we get infected through contact with anima...

by STEFANIE DYGA | WSBT Staff Hunter in China diagnosed with bubonic plague after eating rabbit // Courtesy of MGN Online 28 people were placed in quarantine in China after a hunter was diagnosed with the bubonic plague, local health officials said. This follows two other patients being diagnosed with pneumonic plague in Beijing last week, the most deadly form of the disease, as the CDC says it's almost always fatal if not treated quickly. According to news media Xinhua , the patient hunted and consumed a wild rabbit on November 5. The CDC says a person usually becomes ill with bubonic plague within one to six days after being infected. Key symptoms include a swollen lymph node, headache, fever, chills and extreme exhaustion. The plague is the same disease that is widely believed to have led to the Black Death, the pandemic that ravaged Europe in the 14th century and killed around 25 million people, according to Britannica. The patient is currently receiving treatme...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Inner Mongolia reported a fresh, confirmed case of bubonic plague on Sunday, despite an earlier declaration by the country's health officials that the risk of an outbreak was minimal. The health commission of the autonomous region said a 55-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease after he ate wild rabbit meat on 5 November. Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague globally and can advance and spread to the lungs, which is a more severe type called pneumonic plague, according to the World Health Organization. The Inner Mongolia case follows two that were confirmed earlier this month in Beijing. In both cases, the two patients from Inner Mongolia were quarantined at a facility in the capital after being diagnosed with pneumonic plague, health authorities said at the time. The Inner Mongolia health commission said it found no evidence so far to link the most recent case to the earlier two cases in Beijing. The patient in Inner Mongol...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Inner Mongolia reported a fresh, confirmed case of bubonic plague on Sunday, despite an earlier declaration by the country’s health officials that the risk of an outbreak was minimal. The health commission of the autonomous region said a 55-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease after he ate wild rabbit meat on Nov. 5. Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague globally and can advance and spread to the lungs, which is more severe type called pneumonic plague, according to the World Health Organization. The Inner Mongolia case follows two that were confirmed earlier this month in Beijing. In both cases, the two patients from Inner Mongolia were quarantined at a facility in the capital after being diagnosed with pneumonic plague, health authorities said at the time. The Inner Mongolia health commission said it found no evidence so far to link the most recent case to the earlier two cases in Beijing. The patient in Inner Mongolia is now isolate...

CLOSE Bubonic plague infections do still occur in parts of the western United States as well as in Africa and Asia, mostly carried by fleas and rodents. USA TODAY Two patients in China were diagnosed with plague, the deadly and infectious disease tied to historic pandemics, local media reported. The two people, from Inner Mongolia, were treated for pneumonic plague in Beijing's Chaoyang district, local health officials said Tuesday, according to  Caixin and state-media  Xinhua .  The news outlets reported the patients received "proper treatment," and disease control measures and prevention methods have been taken.  According to Caixin, the patients were treated at Chaoyang Hospital, which has since replaced all chairs in its emergency room. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the patients were quickly isolated and health officials investigated everyone who could have been exposed to them, The New ...

In 1900, newspapers and politicians claimed the doctor trying to stop the plague had made the whole thing up. At the turn of the 20th century, the world was gripped by a plague pandemic that had spread from China to port cities around the globe. So when a 41-year-old San Franciscan named Wong Chut King died of a particularly violent disease in March 1900, there were worries that the pandemic had finally reached U.S. soil. After examining samples from King’s autopsy, the head of the city’s Marine Hospital Service confirmed those fears: the plague had come to America. And unfortunately, it never left. King’s death marked the beginning of the United States’ first plague epidemic, which infected at least 280 people and killed at least 172 over the next eight years (the actual numbers of cases and deaths may be higher). The disease was likely introduced by rat–infested steamships arriving at California’s shores from affected areas, mostly from Asia. But instead of alerting the publi...