Colorado Cat Tests Positive for Bubonic Plague

Catster ^ | 6/8/11

[TASMANIANRED]

The will get a lot better after a couple of thousand die.

[wyokostur]

{{{gong}}} BRING OUT YOUR DEAD {{{gong}}}

[Cheetahcat]

Send the thing to Pelosis district.

[Fawn]

That’s what I took from this story too :)

[Fawn]

That’s what I took from this story too :)

[TheOldLady]

Here is a map showing the states that have bubonic plague:

[calex59]

All through the 4 corners area plague is common. The Navahos and other tribes have had to deal with it for a long time. It runs in cycles.

[martin_fierro]

* blargh *

[NWFLConservative]

Y. pestis can be found in a lot more places than you think. Of course the local health department needs to be on the lookout for it, but it is not a cause for alarm until you see several people get sick.

Rodent control is of major importance as they are reservoirs for the disease. Get rid of the rodents, you break the infectious cycle.

There were only about 110 documented cases of it in the US from 1990 to 2005 (CDC figures); that's only about 7 per year nationwide.

[NWFLConservative]

Symptoms of plague include high fever (102º+), moderate to severe dehydration, swollen, tender and hot lymph nodes and malaise. If you present to your doctor or especially the ER with these symptoms, you can rest assured that blood cultures will be drawn and sent to the MB lab for C&S (Culture and Sensitivity). Y. pestis cultures well and quickly and you cannot mistake the "safety pin" appearance under the scope when the slides are stained with Wayson Stain.

[familyop]

I haven’t seen a flea in over 10 years here, at over 9,000 feet. ...hordes of prairie dogs, though.

[Daffynition]

What No Python?

Even funnier, an earlier scene, 'flagellants' at the start of the witch scene. Classic.

[Daffynition]

[Tijeras_Slim]

See the small brown spot in the center of NM? That’s Slim territory. We’ve had a cat on my road test positive, and a lady a mile away or so die last year from the plague.

Just part of the joys of NM mountain living.

[TheOldLady]

Goodness gracious, Slim! Take good care of yourself. Too bad about the lady who passed away.

[boatbums]

“Keeping cats indoors is the best way to protect them from getting plague,”

Something I wish EVERY cat owner understood not only for the cat's sake but for their own as well.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I keep the place pretty rodent free. The main culprits are ground squirrels and the occasional prairie dog.

The main means of infection is outdoor cats finding these critters dead, or catching them. Then the cats bring the fleas inside.

Then there’s Hantavirus...

[boatbums]

[NWFLConservative]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Wo96Xa_jo&NR=1

[TheOldLady]

The first time I heard that there was bubonic plague in the squirrel population in Pomona, CA, I was stunned. At the time, I had no idea that it was as widespread as the CDC map shows.

Fortunately, because of antibiotics, it’s not the killer it once was, but still. **”THE PLAGUE????”** !!!

Ew.

Yes, Hantavirus is quite a bit more serious since it’s usually fatal.