Thursday, April 20, 2006

Woman in Los Angeles catches Bubonic Plague

A Los Angeles woman is being treated for bubonic plague, the first case of the age-old pestilence in the county since 1984.

The infected patient, whose identity was withheld, came down with symptoms last week and continues to be treated in a hospital for the disease, which is characterized by swollen, black lumps under the skin. She may have contracted the disease from fleas.

More here.

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