Two patients have been diagnosed with pneumonic plague in China

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Express – The two patients are being treated in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital having been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague at noon today, China Global Television Network report. Prevention and control measures have been implemented.

Two patients have been diagnosed with pneumonic plague in China


Don't worry it's trained to stay in China and not to hope flights around the globe etc. Relax everything's juuuuuuust fine.

 

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CDC | Facts About Plague
Early treatment of pneumonic plague is essential. To reduce the chance of death, antibiotics must be given within 24 hours of first symptoms. Streptomycin, gentamicin, the tetracyclines, and chloramphenicol are all effective against pneumonic plague.

Antibiotic treatment for 7 days will protect people who have had direct, close contact with infected patients. Wearing a close-fitting surgical mask also protects against infection.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1195_article
We found 116 documented potential human exposures (Table 1). CDPHE recommendations were based on risk assessments, and interventions were decided by potentially exposed persons in consultation with healthcare providers (Table 2). In addition, 46 hospitalized animals co-housed in the same room were classified as potentially exposed. Prophylactic antimicrobial drugs were recommended because most of these animals were critically ill and had decreased immune status. To our knowledge, there were no cases of Y. pestis infection in potentially exposed humans or animals. A fever developed in 1 person, but this fever was not determined to be caused by Y. pestisinfection. One survey respondent reported adverse effects from antimicrobial drugs.

 

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Pneumonic plague - Wikipedia

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