Posted on 08/03/2009 9:59:02 AM PDT by edpc
BEIJING – A second man has died of pneumonic plague in northwest China, in an outbreak that prompted authorities to lock down a town where about a dozen people were infected with the highly contagious deadly lung disease, a state news agency said.
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The Plague?!?! The Plague?!?!
Is it contagious!?!?
Yes, it is spread person to person through breathing in what the infected person coughs out through the air. Over 90% fatal without antibiotic treatment.
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum?
Oregon Students Quarantined Again In China OPB News - Kristian Foden-Vencil - Jul 30, 2009
A group of Southern Oregon students on an educational trip to China has been further delayed there by a swine flu quarantine. ... [snip]
http://news.opb.org/article/5521-oregon-students-quarantined-again-china/
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