Oh man... this is going to be one hell of a winter.
I wish I had a bugout for the next 6 months :O
China Seals Off a Town of 10,000 for Pneumonic Plague, page 1
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Topic started on 5-11-2009 @ 10:26 PM by 12GaugePermissionSlip
It appears that Chinese people in the town of Ziketan were suffering from the same thing last August as some Ukrainians are now.
China seals off pneumonic plague town - Tania Branigan in Beijing and agencies
A second man has died of pneumonic plague and 10 people are infected in a north-western Chinese town that authorities have sealed off to avoid the spread of the infectious lung disease.
Officials have placed Ziketan and the surrounding part of Qinghai province in quarantine. The local health bureau has urged anyone with a cough or a fever who has visited the town of 10,000 since mid-July to seek treatment.
The lung disease is caused by the same bacterium as bubonic plague. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is the most virulent and least common form of plague, capable of killing sufferers within 24 hours of infection. It spreads through the air and can be passed from person to person by coughing.
Read the rest here:
www.guardian.co.uk...
[edit on 5-11-2009 by 12GaugePermissionSlip]
China seals off pneumonic plague town - Tania Branigan in Beijing and agencies
A second man has died of pneumonic plague and 10 people are infected in a north-western Chinese town that authorities have sealed off to avoid the spread of the infectious lung disease.
Officials have placed Ziketan and the surrounding part of Qinghai province in quarantine. The local health bureau has urged anyone with a cough or a fever who has visited the town of 10,000 since mid-July to seek treatment.
The lung disease is caused by the same bacterium as bubonic plague. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is the most virulent and least common form of plague, capable of killing sufferers within 24 hours of infection. It spreads through the air and can be passed from person to person by coughing.
Read the rest here:
www.guardian.co.uk...
[edit on 5-11-2009 by 12GaugePermissionSlip]
reply posted on 6-11-2009 @ 03:06 AM by cosmicpixie
reply to post by 12GaugePermissionSlip
The article is a few months old....I think the problem there was contained as there is nothing new about this, is there ?
The article is a few months old....I think the problem there was contained as there is nothing new about this, is there ?
reply posted on 6-11-2009 @ 03:21 AM by ANNED
The plague has been in the US for many years and we have about 20 to 30 cases a year.
Do to the fact that hygiene is a lot better in the US and we have better medical facilities its seldom a problem.
www.cdc.gov...
Pneumonic plague is a very aggressive infection requiring early treatment. To reduce the risk of death, antibiotics must be given within 24 hours of first symptoms.[1] Streptomycin, gentamicin, tetracyclines, and chloramphenicol are all effective against pneumonic plague.
Antibiotic treatment for seven days will protect people who have had direct, close contact with infected patients. Wearing a close-fitting surgical mask also protects against infection.[1]
Without treatment, the mortality rate from pneumonic plague approaches 100%.[3]
en.wikipedia.org...
Most forms of the plague require a animal or insect vector to infect humans.
but the pneumonic form is transferred by the air person to person and requires no vector.
Do to the fact that hygiene is a lot better in the US and we have better medical facilities its seldom a problem.
www.cdc.gov...
Pneumonic plague is a very aggressive infection requiring early treatment. To reduce the risk of death, antibiotics must be given within 24 hours of first symptoms.[1] Streptomycin, gentamicin, tetracyclines, and chloramphenicol are all effective against pneumonic plague.
Antibiotic treatment for seven days will protect people who have had direct, close contact with infected patients. Wearing a close-fitting surgical mask also protects against infection.[1]
Without treatment, the mortality rate from pneumonic plague approaches 100%.[3]
en.wikipedia.org...
Most forms of the plague require a animal or insect vector to infect humans.
but the pneumonic form is transferred by the air person to person and requires no vector.
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