Return of "The Plague" confirmed in Yosemite Nat. Park

[Nazaroo]

Dead squirrels and two human cases of The Plague have been confirmed,
and traced to the park, with fleas as vectors:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/second-plague-case-traced-yosemite-national-park

Second plague case traced to Yosemite National Park 08/19/15 08:13 AM facebook twitter save share group 11 By Maggie Fox A second tourist who had been visiting California’s Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with plague, California officials said Tuesday. They said the patient, a visitor from Georgia, got tested after hearing that parts of the park had been closed to spray pesticides to kill fleas that carry the infection. One popular campground was closed last week, and another is closed this week to spray for fleas after a Los Angeles girl came down with plague after visiting there and two dead squirrels were found to have been infected. Related: Girl being treated for plague after trip to Yosemite​ “Warnings issued in California regarding plague were useful all the way across the country in Georgia,” state Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith said in a statement. “Those warnings helped the patient get the prompt medical attention necessary to recover from this illness.” Plague can look like the flu and it can turn into a deadly illness if not treated promptly with antibiotics. Symptoms include a sudden fever, a severe headache, nausea and chills. “Prior to becoming ill, the patient had been vacationing in Yosemite National Park (Yosemite), the Sierra National Forest and surrounding areas in California in early August,” California’s health department said in a statement. “Although the presence of plague has been confirmed in wild rodents over the past two weeks at Crane Flat and Tuolumne Meadows campgrounds in Yosemite, the risk to human health remains low. Action to protect human and wildlife health by closing and treating campgrounds was taken out of an abundance of caution.” Plague infections in people are very rare in the U.S., with an average of seven cases a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Earlier this month, Colorado officials said an unidentified adult died from plague. A 16-year-old Colorado boy died from plague in June after he developed an unusual and hard-to-treat septicemic infection. Two other Coloradans who caught plague this year were treated and recovered, including one whose dog is suspected of having carried the infection.

 

[Ktoyou]

Gee wiz, I hate the plague! Had it last winter and could not get out of bed, all I could do with watch reruns of Bewitched and the Adams Family:dead:

 

[patrick jane]

Dead squirrels and two human cases of The Plague have been confirmed,
and traced to the park, with fleas as vectors:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/second-plague-case-traced-yosemite-national-park

Second plague case traced to Yosemite National Park 08/19/15 08:13 AM facebook twitter save share group 11 By Maggie Fox A second tourist who had been visiting California’s Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with plague, California officials said Tuesday. They said the patient, a visitor from Georgia, got tested after hearing that parts of the park had been closed to spray pesticides to kill fleas that carry the infection. One popular campground was closed last week, and another is closed this week to spray for fleas after a Los Angeles girl came down with plague after visiting there and two dead squirrels were found to have been infected. Related: Girl being treated for plague after trip to Yosemite​ “Warnings issued in California regarding plague were useful all the way across the country in Georgia,” state Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith said in a statement. “Those warnings helped the patient get the prompt medical attention necessary to recover from this illness.” Plague can look like the flu and it can turn into a deadly illness if not treated promptly with antibiotics. Symptoms include a sudden fever, a severe headache, nausea and chills. “Prior to becoming ill, the patient had been vacationing in Yosemite National Park (Yosemite), the Sierra National Forest and surrounding areas in California in early August,” California’s health department said in a statement. “Although the presence of plague has been confirmed in wild rodents over the past two weeks at Crane Flat and Tuolumne Meadows campgrounds in Yosemite, the risk to human health remains low. Action to protect human and wildlife health by closing and treating campgrounds was taken out of an abundance of caution.” Plague infections in people are very rare in the U.S., with an average of seven cases a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Earlier this month, Colorado officials said an unidentified adult died from plague. A 16-year-old Colorado boy died from plague in June after he developed an unusual and hard-to-treat septicemic infection. Two other Coloradans who caught plague this year were treated and recovered, including one whose dog is suspected of having carried the infection.

that's nothin' - what about the insecticide tests that prove the chemicals are in waterways coast to coast and kills honeybees that pollinate over
25% of the food we eat in the USA

i don't mind squirrels, my nieghbors shoot 'em

 

[patrick jane]

it's the darn fleas -

 

[Nazaroo]

Gee wiz, I hate the plague! Had it last winter and could not get out of bed, all I could do with watch reruns of Bewitched and the Adams Family:dead:

I know right?

Black Plague Map Online Biology Dictionary Back to main article → More about plague → Health news → Diseases carried by rats → Diseases carried by mice → Biology Dictionary → The black plague map shown below indicates the world distribution of the disease and of infected rodents as of 1997. Black plague is also known as bubonic plague, or simply "plague". Black plague spread to western North America from China in the late 1800's. From the map it can be seen that plague is now present in animals throughout the western United States, as well as in southwestern Canada. Other major regions where animals carry plague are southern Africa and central Asia.

 

[Nazaroo]

it's the darn fleas -

Which is why dogs and cats are unclean...

 

[User Name]

it's the darn fleas -

Which is why dogs and cats are unclean...

Fleas are tiny bloodsucking insects that attack dogs, cats and many other domestic and wild mammals and birds, including horses, cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and other livestock. -- http://parasitipedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2396&Itemid=2656