2007-02-16 03:02:17 · 3 answers · asked by Lorraine R 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
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.
2007-02-16 03:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs...Dogs carry more fleas than most pets, Fleas carry the plague bacterium
2007-02-16 03:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by bob shark 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just found out about it today, and I do not know. I hope it does not spread to other countries. The world has become a lot smaller so I would not be surprised if it did.
2016-05-24 06:49:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋