Bubonic plague— the kind contracted by the Oregon resident — happens when the plague bacteria gets into the lymph nodes. It can cause fever, headache, weakness and painful, swollen lymph nodes. It usually happens from the bite of an infected flea, according to the CDC. Septicemic plaguesymp...
Apet ownerhas caught a rare case of the bubonic plague, health officials in central Oregon say, and it's believed they may have caught it from their cat. The Deschutes County Health Services confirmed the case of the plague in a local resident last week. The resident was likely "infe...
Plague symptoms can manifest in a few ways. Bubonic plague — the kind contracted by the Oregon resident — happens when the plague bacteria get into the lymph nodes. It can cause fever, headache, weakness and painful, swollen lymph nodes. It usually h...
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Commerce City, Colo. Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat. Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File
According toThe Oregonian, the man became ill with the bubonic plague - the cause of the "black death" - after he was bitten on the hand by a stray cat while trying to get a mouse out of its mouth. As of Tuesday, he was listed in critical condition at St. Charles Medical Center-...
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. -Health officials have confirmed a case of human plague in anOregonresident who was likely infected by theircat. Fortunately, the county said, the infection was caught early and treated in the earlier stages of the disease. Left untreated, the bubonic plague can progress...
Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who likely got the disease from a sick pet cat. Ad The infected resident and the resident's close contacts have all been provided medication, public health officials say, and people in the community are not...
A person in Deschutes County, Oregon, has been diagnosed with a case ofbubonicplague, making them the state’s first confirmed case of this rare bacterial infection since 2015. The person was probably infected by their cat, and “all close contacts of the resident and their pet have been co...