{"id":21587,"date":"2020-07-06T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-officials-suspect-possible-cases-of-bubonic-plague\/"},"modified":"2020-07-06T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:49:00","slug":"china-officials-suspect-possible-cases-of-bubonic-plague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-officials-suspect-possible-cases-of-bubonic-plague\/","title":{"rendered":"#China officials suspect possible cases of bubonic plague"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#China officials suspect possible cases of bubonic plague<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n As if the novel coronavirus isn\u2019t enough to worry about, a disease that caused the Black Death and killed some 50 million people in the 14th century may have raised its ugly head again, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Officials in China are on high alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was discovered in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n

A herdsman in the city of Bayannur \u2013 about 560 miles northwest of Beijing \u2014 is in stable condition under quarantine, while a second suspected case involving a 15-year-old is being investigated, according to the outlet, which cited local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how or why the herdsman might have become infected, according to the BBC, which reported that the teen had app<\/a>arently been in contact with a marmot hunted by a dog.<\/p>\n

Authorities have imposed a Level 3 alert until the end of the year. It forbids the hunting and eating of animals that could carry the plague and calls on people to report suspected cases.<\/p>\n

Even though the bubonic plague, which is caused by a bacterial infection, was once the most feared diseases on Earth, it can now be easily treated with antibiotics.<\/p>\n

It was responsible for the Black Death, which killed about 50 million people across Africa, Asia and Europe during the 14th century.<\/p>\n

But there have been several large outbreaks since. It killed about a fifth of London\u2019s population during the Great Plague of 1665, while more than 12 million died of the disease during the 19th century in China and India.<\/p>\n

In 2017, an outbreak in Madagascar saw more than 300 cases, though a study in medical journal The Lancet found less than 30 people died.<\/p>\n

In May 2019, two people in Mongolia died from the plague, which they contracted after eating the raw meat of a marmot, the same type of rodent the 15-year-old came into contact with.<\/p>\n

Left untreated, the bubonic plague, which is typically transmitted from animals to humans by fleas, has a fatality rate of 30 percent to 60 percent, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n

Symptoms include high fever, chills, nausea, weakness and swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpit or groin.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, it\u2019s unlikely any cases will lead to an epidemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike in the 14th century, we now have an understanding of how this disease is transmitted,\u201d Dr. Shanti Kappagoda, an infectious diseases doctor at Stanford Health Care, told news<\/a> site Heathline, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know how to prevent it. We are also able to treat patients who are infected with effective antibiotics,\u201d Kappagoda added.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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