Two people in China are being treated for plague, authorities say. It's the second time the disease, the same one that caused the Black Death, has been detected in the region.
The two recent patients, from the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia, were diagnosed with pneumonic plague by doctors in the Chinese capital Beijing, according to state media Xinhua. They are now receiving treatment in Beijing's Chaoyang District, and authorities have implemented preventative control measures.Why is bubonic plague still a thing? Plague, caused by bacteria and transmitted through flea bites and infected animals, can develop in three different forms.
Infected animals like cats and dogs can also infect their owners.The bacteria persists because low levels circulate among populations of certain rodents, the CDC says. These infected animals and their fleas serve as long-term reservoirs for the bacteria.A 2018 study suggested it's not just rats that are responsible -- the Black Death may have spread by human fleas and body lice.
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