One patient of bubonic plague found in China, increased concern among Corona
Authorities have increased vigilance after a case of bubonic plague surfaced in a city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.
The patient found in Bayanur city is a shepherd and has been kept in Quarantine. The patient’s condition is said to be stable.
The authorities have issued a level 3 warning. This is the second least dangerous warning in a four-level warning system.
Bubonic plague is caused by infection of bacteria. These can be dangerous, but they are usually treated with anti-biotic medicines.
She came from a hospital in Bayanur. How this infection occurred to the patient is not clear yet.
Level three warning prohibits hunting and eating of animals that are prone to plague spread, in addition to informing people about suspected cases.
Fatal but curable
Bubonic plague cases are coming up from time to time across the world.
In 2017, there were 300 cases of plague in Madagascar. In May last year, two people plagued and died in Mongolia after eating an animal named Marmot.
In Mongolia, an official of the World Health Organization told the BBC that there is a belief that raw meat and kidney of marmot are beneficial for health.
Marmots are the carriers of plague bacteria. It is illegal to hunt them.
Bubonic plague causes inflammation in limp nodes. Initially, the disease is difficult to detect because its symptoms appear after 3 to 7 days and are similar to any other flu.
The bubonic plague is also called the Black Death. In the 14th century, about five million people died in Asia, Africa and Europe due to the Black Death. Although it will now look like an epidemic, its chances are less.
According to Doctor Shanti Capagoda of Stanfort Health Care, “Unlike the situation in the 14th century, now we know how this disease spreads. We know how to prevent it. We treat people suffering from it with Andy’s body.” The last time its terrible outbreak was seen in The Great Plague of 1665 in which one out of every five people in the city was killed. In the 19th century, 20 million people died due to the outbreak of plague in China and India.
