Utah man dies from plague in 4th fatal case in US this year

[Blank Stair]

MSN Article


God have mercy.The plague! Who'd have thought such a thing in this age?

 

[Armoured]

MSN Article


God have mercy.The plague! Who'd have thought such a thing in this age?

Happens more often then you think. There's a handful of cases in developed nations every year.

 

[Blank Stair]

Terribly sad. I did not know that.

 

[jayem]

According to the CDC, there were 10 cases of plague reported in the US in 2014. None were fatal though.

http://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/

There are still cases of tetanus every year. Most all occur in unvaccinated or inadequately vaccinated persons. IV drug use can be a risk factor, too. Not to derail the thread, but this is telling information:

"A review of tetanus in U.S. children under age 15 years from 1992 through 2000 found that 11 of the 13 non-neonatal cases occurred in children who were unvaccinated because of religious or philosophic objections."

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt16-tetanus.html

 

[Armoured]

Terribly sad. I did not know that.

It is sad. But be thankful for the medical advances that mean most people who contract it survive, and millions who may otherwise have caught it nowadays don't.

 

[Blank Stair]

Indeed. Though there are different kinds of plague for which there is no cure. The white plague, incurable TB for instance.
And of course the Bubonic plague, aka black plague, still a factor in the world.

 

[Oafman]

Indeed. Though there are different kinds of plague for which there is no cure. The white plague, incurable TB for instance.
And of course the Bubonic plague, aka black plague, still a factor in the world.

Which of those did this poor guy in Utah contract?

 

[Blank Stair]

He died of the black, or bubonic, plague.
Rest his soul.