A resident of Arizona died because of pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.
It is the first recorded death from county disease since 2007, reported to Coconino County Health and Man’s Services. In this case, a person has interaction with a dead animal infected with disease.
The plague, known as “black death” in the 14th century, was killed until half of European population. It is rare to people and can be treated with antibiotics.
An average of seven human stragicians reported each year in the US, centers for disease control and prevention says.
The Government of the County County said the public risk of exposure remained low.
“Our hearts go to the family and friends,” says Coconino County Board of Supervisors Patrice Horstran in a statement. “We keep it in our thoughts this difficult time. Because of the family respect, there is no further information about death.”
Puneumonic Plague a serious lung infection caused by Yersinia Pestic Bacterium.
There are various forms of plague, such as plague, which is the most common and caused by the bite of an infected flea. The pneumonic plague, which spreads the lungs from other unattended forms of plague, is the worst and most common.
Symptoms of bubonic plague of humans are often seen within two to eight days after exposure and can include fever, fever, head weakness.
The strike is no longer found in the UK and the opportunity it happens to a person who returns to the country is “very low”, the government says.
Prevention measures include using a deet-based insect to protect, prevent contact with dead animals and materials, and withdrawal of symptoms with cases in which cases have just been reported.
