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Rare Case Of Bubonic Plague Shows Up In Lake County
OPB ^ | Tuesday, October 5, 2010 | David Nogueras

Posted on 10/05/2010 7:15:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway

State health officials say a woman in Lake County has been diagnosed with bubonic plague.

It’s the first diagnosis in Oregon in 15 years. The disease terrorized Europe’s population more than 600 years ago, but the plague is treatable when caught early.

The plague is extremely rare these days. It’s a bacterial infection carried by rodents, and is transmitted to humans though fleas.

Dr. Emilio DeBess is the public health veterinarian and an epidemiologist with Oregon Department of Human Services.

He says the disease, once known as the Black Death got somewhat of a bad rap after killing off a third of Europe’s population in the 1300s.

But he says thanks to scientific advances, it’s no longer a death sentence.

Emilio DeBess: “It’s a very treatable condition with antibiotics and so that’s usually not a concern, back then they didn’t have antibiotics. We do have very good antibiotics that treat the infection.”

Health officials have not released the name of the Lake County woman who fell ill at the end of August.

DeBess says authorities are now trying to determine the source of the infection.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bubonicplague; oregon
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1 posted on 10/05/2010 7:15:18 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Time to get some Thieves Essential Oil
2 posted on 10/05/2010 7:18:02 PM PDT by mlizzy (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ...)
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"He says the disease, once known as the Black Death got somewhat of a bad rap after killing off a third of Europe’s population in the 1300s."

If you kill off a third of Europe, it's not a "bad" rap.

3 posted on 10/05/2010 7:18:04 PM PDT by DannyTN
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He says the disease, once known as the Black Death got somewhat of a bad rap after killing off a third of Europe’s population in the 1300s
4 posted on 10/05/2010 7:18:39 PM PDT by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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"But he says thanks to scientific advances, it’s no longer a death sentence."

It's a kinder, gentler Black Death.

5 posted on 10/05/2010 7:20:37 PM PDT by Flag_This (Real presidents don't bow.)
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To: DannyTN
Reminds me of the quote :“It appears that the elephant is highly sensitive to the effects of LSD"

This was written after a scientist was testing LSD on an elephant and it dropped dead rather quickly.

6 posted on 10/05/2010 7:20:37 PM PDT by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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This is terrible news. This spreads very fast and can kill millions.


7 posted on 10/05/2010 7:21:10 PM PDT by Benchim
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somewhat of a bad rap

The biggest understatement of the year.

8 posted on 10/05/2010 7:21:21 PM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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To: LukeL

I recall that about 1900 there was a bubonic plague outbreak in India and something like 50 million people died.


9 posted on 10/05/2010 7:21:23 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Benchim
This is terrible news. This spreads very fast and can kill millions.

There are a few cases every year. Here in Colorado it's spread among prairie dogs, and occasionally crosses over. It's not especially virulent -- certainly millions don't die from it.

This makes some believe that the Black Death may not actually have been Bubonic Plague as we currently know it.

10 posted on 10/05/2010 7:26:27 PM PDT by r9etb
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the Black Death got somewhat of a bad rap after killing off a third of Europe’s population in the 1300s

Hmmmm....I wonder why? /s
11 posted on 10/05/2010 7:27:13 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (A liberal is one who has both feet firmly planted in the air -----Anonymous)
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Is this close to Portland (hopefully)?


12 posted on 10/05/2010 7:27:37 PM PDT by Frantzie (Imam Ob*m* & Democrats support the VICTORY MOSQUE & TV supports Imam)
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The plague is not as rare as they make it sound. Every few years there is an outbreak of it on the Navajo reservations, the prairie dogs carry it. However, as the article states it is very curable now if it is caught early.


13 posted on 10/05/2010 7:28:02 PM PDT by calex59
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To: nickcarraway

Another case of DDT being needed...


14 posted on 10/05/2010 7:30:11 PM PDT by wendy1946
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“DeBess says authorities are now trying to determine the source of the infection.”

Mexico?

Obama needs a new distraction crisis?

Once we have far fewer doctors and money, thanks to Obamacare, these types of events should prove to be rather exciting.


15 posted on 10/05/2010 7:31:53 PM PDT by Gator113 (Beauty will devour the Beast in 2012. Kill "Obamamosque"@ Ground Zero)
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To: nickcarraway

Rats in Oregon, whoda thunk?


16 posted on 10/05/2010 7:31:53 PM PDT by SouthTexas ("Global Climate Disruption" = More bovine excrement)
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To: nickcarraway

Well with the enviroterrorists working hard to take society BACK 600 years. (With the help of the EPA) We will probably see more of these once CONTROLLED Diseases popping up.


17 posted on 10/05/2010 7:32:46 PM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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We now have Hansen’s Disease here in the USA. It’s also known as leprosy. Guess where it is coming from.


18 posted on 10/05/2010 7:34:51 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: calex59

It’s not all that uncommon... it’s just really easy to treat nowadays. Anywhere where antibiotics are hard to come by, and it can be a real big problem.


19 posted on 10/05/2010 7:35:07 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: nickcarraway

What are the symptoms?


20 posted on 10/05/2010 7:36:26 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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