Health officials confirmed on Friday that the Arizona residents died of pneumonia.
Coconino County Health and Human Services reported that it was the first death of this disease since 2007. In this case, a person interacted with dead animals infected with this disease.
In the 14th century, the infectious disease, known as “Black Death”, died to half of the European population. It is now rare for humans and can be treated with antibiotics.
The Disease Control and Prevention Center says there are seven cases of human infectious diseases every year in the United States.
The Cocono County government said that the risk of the exposed mass is still low.
President Patrice Horstman said in a statement, “Our hearts go to the family and friends of the deceased.” In this difficult time, we keep them in our thoughts. If you do not respect your family, additional information about death will not be disclosed. ”
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection caused by yersinia pestis bacteria.
There are various types of infectious diseases such as Bubonic Plague, which is caused by the bite of the most common and infected fleas. Pneumonia infectious diseases that spread to lungs to other untrocutable forms are most serious and generally de rare.
Symptoms of human Bubonic plague generally appear within 2-8 days after exposure, and can include heat, chills, headaches, weaknesses and swelling lymph nodes.
In the UK, no more infectious diseases were found, and the possibility of a person returning to the state is “very low,” the government said.
Preventive measures include protection of fleas, contact with dead animals, contact with infected tissues or materials, and avoiding closely contact with the region.
