What to Know About Pneumonic Plague Following the Death of a Woman from a Mysterious Illness
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The death of a 28-year-old woman working at a plague laboratory in Russia has raised concerns about a potential pneumonic plague case. The woman died on Friday, with the cause of death still unconfirmed. U.S. officials are monitoring the situation in Irkutsk, Siberia, where the woman worked, but there is no indication of a broader threat to the U.S. Pneumonic plague, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, can spread through respiratory droplets and is highly lethal if untreated. Close contacts of the woman are under medical observation, while health experts emphasize the effectiveness of antibiotics in treating the disease.
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