Posted on 07/14/2020 8:15:01 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Colorado health officials announced a squirrel in the state tested positive for the bubonic plague. Health officials reported the squirrel was the first documented case of the disease in the Town of Morrison in Jefferson County.
Bubonic plague is an infectious illness caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. Scientists said the disease spreads through bites of infected fleas and can affect not only humans but also household animals.
The World Health Organization explained those suffering from the disease experience their lymph nodes getting inflamed. The painful swollen glands are, in some countries, called "bubo."
While the disease is highly infectious, health officials stated the risk of getting infected is "extremely low" if people observe proper precautions. They added among household animals, cats are highly vulnerable to plague and can die if they are not promptly treated with antibiotics.
Aside from flea bites, felines can contract bubonic plague from a rodent bite or scratch. Ingestion of a contaminated rodent can also cause infection. Dogs are, however, not as vulnerable to the plague. But, they may unknowingly pick up the plague-infected fleas from rodents or felines. As for humans, they can get the infection through bites from animals or fleas, health officials wrote.
The public health department told pet owners to consult their veterinarian if they think their pet is sick. Officials also advised pet owners living within close proximity to wildlife habitats, like prairie dog colonies, to seek advice from a veterinarian about flea control. Health officials reminded everyone to take precautions when handling their sick pets.
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Squirrels gonna do what they do...
I realize that, I only commented because most folks that have never been to California, think of it as beaches, palm trees, and warm weather, not knowing that California has the highest mountains in the U.S. outside of Alaska.
There are plenty of prairie dogs in Texas with it.
Better get the contact tracing going, on this guy.
Oh, and insist on little face masks.
fear mongers here and and cowards post things they know nothing about because they want the rest of the world to be as terrified of it as they are
Gov. Marxist Jared Polis? Well, he’s nuts and squirrels like nuts, either the eating kind or in his case, the human kind.
It is not a virus.
It is easy to treat if caught soon enough.
“sigh ... more panic porn ... plague is endemic to Colorado rodents, and it’s absolutely no big deal here”
Yeah, but since white people most likely reported it over the years, that history is being erased, so it’s reported as if it’s a shocking new finding. We’ll be doing away with the wheel soon so it can be invented again by politically correct people.
They have recurrent human cases in NM. Not a new thing. It is related to infected rat’s eating pinion pine nuts and urinating on some of them. An idiot human collects the pine nuts and eats them.
Have friend in NM who once bought pine nuts until reports of the risks were publicized.
There are a lot of huge wilderness areas in Western NM mountains. In them lots of pinion pine trees. I’ve eaten pine nuts, they do taste good but are tiny.
We are going to die, just not today
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w0BK_hLT-Wo
“How about hamsters? I’m asking for Gavin Newsom (hamster-hair).”
How about Gerbils? Asking for a certain actor.
That’s not unusual.
This happens from time to time. It does not mean the plague is coming.
My younger sister allows squirrels into her home...
She is NUTS. <- get it NUTS!
Well, I feed the squirrels in my backyard here in S.E. Michigan so should I be alarmed and start shooting them or keep feeding them............I mean, squirrels have to eat too.
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