BUBONIC PLAGUE

What is it?

Is spread by  Rats?

A suspected case of bubonic plague has been confirmed by health authorities in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The news, first reported by Chinese state media, made global headlines following the COVID -19 pandemic.

The plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, found on mammals such as rats, and can be transmitted from animals to humans. The same Plague causes 50 Million deaths in 14 th Century in Europe according to WHO , when it was known as BLACK DEATH.

This Plague causes 30 to 100 % mortality rate if untreated , but present researchers says the disease was treatable with Antibiotics. The disease is most likely transmitted from coming into contact with infected small mammals or their fleas.

According to the US Centres for Diseases Controls and Prevention (CDC), there have been cases of the plague each year in the US between 2000 and 2018. In fact, the CDC recorded 17 cases in 2006 and 16 cases in 2015. The WHO has also reported that there were 3248 cases worldwide from 2010 to 2015.

China has largely eradicated plague, but occasional cases are still reported, especially among hunters coming into contact with infected animals.The last known major outbreak occurred in 2009 in the town of Ziketan, Qinghai province.

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