does black plague is dtill around us today?

Question

i think so

Answer 1

Yes it is still around! It is right here in the USA in the state of New Mexico particularly in the Albuquerque area. Several cases break out every year and occasionally people do die from it.

The gov't says it's not here, but believe me it is. Be aware of fleas and ticks and keep your yard pest free and free of wild rabbits, squirrils, coyotes, etc. It is NOT RARE. It happens EVERY year and so does a Rabies outbreak.

Good Luck & Be Well

Answer 2

The bubonic plague DOES still exist. It is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. It is curable with doxycycline.

We handled a case of it here in Los Angeles. The patient contracted it while preparing a rabbit for dinner. The rabbit was caught in rural California amid a mass small-animal die-off. These die-offs are a telltale sign that plague is in the area.

btw, the patient is alive and well.

Answer 3

yes, it is.

CDC Plague Home Page


Male Xenopsylla cheopis (oriental rat flea). This flea is the primary vector of plague in most large plague epidemics in Asia, Africa, and South America. Both male and female fleas can transmit the infection.
Introduction: Plague is an infectious disease of animals and humans caused by a bacterium named Yersinia pestis.

People usually get plague from being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an infected animal. Millions of people in Europe died from plague in the Middle Ages, when human homes and places of work were inhabited by flea-infested rats. Today, modern antibiotics are effective against plague, but if an infected person is not treated promptly, the disease is likely to cause illness or death.



Risk: Wild rodents in certain areas around the world are infected with plague. Outbreaks in people still occur in rural communities or in cities. They are usually associated with infected rats and rat fleas that live in the home. In the United States, the last urban plague epidemic occurred in Los Angeles in 1924-25. Since then, human plague in the United States has occurred as mostly scattered cases in rural areas (an average of 10 to 15 persons each year). Globally, the World Health Organization reports 1,000 to 3,000 cases of plague every year. In North America, plague is found in certain animals and their fleas from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, and from southwestern Canada to Mexico. Most human cases in the United States occur in two regions: 1) northern New Mexico, northern Arizona, and southern Colorado; and 2) California, southern Oregon, and far western Nevada. Plague also exists in Africa, Asia, and South America (see map).

References:

Gage KL. Plague. In: Colliers L, Balows A, Sussman M, Hausles WJ, eds. Topley and Wilson’s microbiology and microbiological infections, vol 3. London: Edward Arnold Press, 1998:885-903.

Campbell GL, Dennis DT. Plague and other Yersinia infections. In: Kasper DL, et al; eds. Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. 14th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1998:975-83.

Bahmanyar M, Cavanaugh DC. Plague Manual. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1976.

Perry RD, Fetherston JD. Yersinia pestis--etiologic agent of plague. Clin Microbiol Rev, 1997;10:35-66.

Butler T. Plague and other Yersinia infections. New York, Plenum Press, 1983.

Answer 4

Yes, it is also called bubonic plague. A person in my town got it about ten years ago and died from it. He contracted it skinning and animal he had killed. However, the plague is very rare now.

Answer 5

It is extremely rare, but can still be found in some parts of the world, especially Africa and parts of India.

Answer 6

Yes, but its very rare and can be treated w/ antibiotics.

Answer 7

yes it is but in rural places in africa mostly.

Answer 8

no it is not