CBS New York...Bubonic Plague in NYC???

CBS News NY- channel 2 | 11/6/02 | johnnyjumpstart

[johnnyjumpstart]

As the CBS local News broadcast was signing off to go to the National news at 6:30 tonight ...they announced..."This just in....2 people in New York City hospital with symptoms of BUBONIC PLAUGE"! N0 detail yet.........

[JRandomFreeper]

New Mexico has pockets of the plague in wildlife. When I was stationed there, we were warned to stay away from the wildlife.

/john

[EggsAckley]

We get plague warnings out in the western states every year. They'll find chipmunks and squirrels with it, and put out a warning. As far as I know, this is NOT the famous "Black Plague" of yesteryear.

[Dog]

Flea bites.

[cinFLA]

Which is worse Numonic(sp) or Bubonic?

Ebonic

[Tribune7]

you get it from fleas

Maybe it will get the 5th Ave limo libs to crusade to bring back DDT.

[Professional]

Anyone know if it is contagious?

Only if you're European. Then, geez, is it ever...

[nini]

DOG< you would know! lol

[cmsgop]

LOL!!!!

[luckystarmom]

I don't think it is a big deal anymore. I think it is easily treated with anti-biotics. The problem in the past is they didn't have anti-biotics. I'm sure someone else has more info on this than me.

[Unknown Freeper]

The Bubonic plague claimed millions of lives in Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages. Now sources confirm for Eyewitness News the probably presence of the plague in two patients here in New York. The pair is a married couple from New Mexico who were in the city on vacation.

Doctors tell Eyewitness News that they are "99 percent" sure that the couple is indeed suffering from the Bubonic plague. Still, they are taking no chances, awaiting microbiology test, the couple has been isolated to prevent the further spread of the disease.

Doctors say while the female patient is out of danger, her husband is in extremely critical condition. They say he was admitted with a fever of 105 degrees. High fever is one of the symptoms of the Bubonic plague.

The city and state health department, were joined by the Centers for Disease Control try in their investigation into how the couple contracted the disease. The state health department in Sante Fe, New Mexico, where the couple lives, tested rodents on their property this summer. Apparently many of those rodents tested positive for the Bubonic plague.

Doctors say they believe the couple was infected in their home state of New Mexico, after sleeping in a sleeping bag that was outside. It is believed they contracted the disease from fleas, which got it from rodents before passing it along to humans.

Officials say there are 20 to 30 cases of Bubonic plague worldwide each year. If caught early, the disease is very treatable, but it is often mistaken for a cold. If treatment is delayed, the plague can, of course, be fatal.

[Ispy4u]

ring around the rosies
pocket full of posies
ashes, ashes,
we all fall down

[Dog]

LOL!

[aristeides]

Their being from NM probably explains it. Plague is endemic among rodents out there. There are occasional cases among humans. Fortunately, it is easy to treat with antibiotics, providing it is correctly diagnosed (which is sometimes a problem, because human cases are now so rare.)

[luckystarmom]

We get warnings about rats and mice carrying it out here in California.

[BikerNYC]

Just a few hundred years ago, they thought a disease like this was caused by demonic possession or witchcraft. But nowadays we know that it's caused by an imbalance of bodily humors, perhaps caused by a toad or a small dwarf living in the stomach.

[small voice in the wilderness]

ROFL!!!

[sheik yerbouty]

Hillary brought it to NY.

[fuente]

Film at 11

[comebacknewt]

Some really funny stuff on here.