Rare Case Of Bubonic Plague Shows Up In Lake County

OPB ^ | Tuesday, October 5, 2010 | David Nogueras

[Islander2]

“Another case of DDT being needed...”

You are so right. In the mid 70’s in Plumas County, CA this plague was found at Lake Davis in a campground there. People from the state connected with disease control came to our area and stayed at our motel. We of course talked to them about the problem, as for one thing the bad publicity about the plague was hurting our business and others in the business community. To a person they said they could eliminate the problem in one week’s time by using DDT which was already on the restricted list. Higher ups denied this request which was asked for each and every week. The powers to be thought they knew better, and suggested a remedy each week and every one turned out to be a failure. Finally after screwing around trying to use alternatives to what finally cured the problem, they consented to the use of DDT.
Some DDT dust around the ground squirrels’ burrows ended the problem as it killed the fleas that were carrying the plague.

[srmorton]

Bubonic plague is actually not the form of the disease that is the most contagious because it is usually confined to the lymph nodes which swell up and are called “bubos”(hence the name). It can be spread only by direct contact. If the organism gets into the lungs, the condition known as “pneumonic plague” develops. This form can be spread through the air very quickly and, prior to the availability of antibiotics, was so rapidly fatal that death could occur within 24 hours of the onset of this form. As mentioned previously, plague is now very easily treated with antibiotics.

[wendy1946]

see post 41

[Taffini]

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