El Dorado County health officials have been notified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) that a South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague. The individual is currently under the care of a medical professional and is recovering at home. It’s believed that the person may have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in South Lake Tahoe area. Health officials are i| www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov
Black Death was the deadliest pandemic in history — close to 50 million people in Europe and the Mediterranean died — and it still infects thousands.| Deseret News
Signs and symptoms of each form of plague - bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic.| Plague
Human plague still occurs in the western US, with most cases in northern New Mexico and Arizona.| Plague
Plague is a disease that affects humans and other mammals, caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis.| Plague