Bubonic Plague in Colorado

[Mrs Pantherfan]

Just reading this gave me the willies *shudders*

Just thinking about how easily she picked this up is scary...and something to make you go HMMM...how did the dead rodents these ppl are touching get it in the first place.

http://news.yahoo.co...-145613726.html

A seven-year-old Pagosa Springs, Colo., girl is recovering from an extremely rare disease that harkens back to a deadly epidemic in the Middle Ages.

Sierra Jane Downing is recovering well from a case of bubonic plague at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver, 9News in Denver reports.

Bubonic plague was known as the Black Deathin the 14th century and killed 30 to 60 percent of the European population. Victims died from the flea-borne disease within days of being infected.

But things are much different now.

And in Sierra's case, alert doctors picked up on the symptoms quickly and started her on a regimen of antibiotics that lead to a recovery.

Sierra was admitted to the hospital with a fever of 107 degrees. She was delirious, having seizures and had a high heart rate. It turns out that Sierra had came in contact with a dead squirrel at a park near her home recently, according to reports. Bubonic plague is often transmitted from a flea bite, and it's suspected that fleas from the dead animal jumped to Sierra, causing her illness.

[Guest]

1. Bubonic plague is often transmitted from a flea bite, and it's suspected that fleas from the dead animal jumped to Sierra, causing her illness.
   

I was out west a long time ago and I remember signs warning about the "cute" chipmonks carrying bubonic plague. Or, rather, their fleas carrying it.

[Panthro]

There is a plague of Bubonic Chronic near Boulder CO

[Mrs Pantherfan]

LOL :)

11 cases of year!?!?!

and then they try to say that they'd be able to contain it?? seriously??

the zombies are coming, ya'll

[Mr. Scot]

I remember a story a while back about someone doing genetic experiments on an old strain of bubonic plague. At the time, I thought "yeah, this is how movies about the end of the world start" :o

("hey, what could possibly go wrong?")

On a related note, has anyone else been having dreams about an old black woman playing guitar on a porch in Nebraska? I think she calls herself "Mother Abigail" :unsure:

[4Corners]

F*cking Obama

[Mother Grabber]

Bubonic plague is easily cured with antibiotics, it's not a concern to modern medicine.

[Floppin]

Until it mutates into a resistant strain, like TB and other illnesses are doing.

[Mrs Pantherfan]

Bubonic plague is easily cured with antibiotics, it's not a concern to modern medicine.

that's exactly what the CDC wants us to believe!!!

[Scrumtrilescent]

It's common knowledge y. pestis has been endemic in the Midwest for, like, forever.

[Johnny Rockets]

It's common knowledge y. pestis has been endemic in the Midwest for, like, forever.

Was thinking the same thing.

It's like....duh?

Sometimes I feel so superior around here.

y. pestis people, get with the program.

[Mrs Pantherfan]

y. pestis...OF COURSE!!! how silly of me

[mmmbeans]

Until it mutates into a resistant strain, like TB and other illnesses are doing.

and then it'll just be really easy to contain.

do you have fleas?

[Floppin]

and then it'll just be really easy to contain.

do you have fleas?

I can't seem to eradicate them from my taint hair. Flea shampoo gives me hives.

PS. I was being sarcastic.