A cat in Oregon has been blamed for infecting its owner with bubonic plague, in a rare modern case ... which evolved in the 14th century when doctors tried a range of unique remedies to cure ...

The patient, who is being treated, appears to have been infected by a pet cat. The individual’s close contacts have been assessed and provided preventive medication. Plague is a highly deadly ...

Dr Fawcett also said the cat was “very sick” and had a draining ... well to antibiotic treatment”, according to the doctor. As the plague progresses, it becomes increasingly more difficult ...

Cats are particularly susceptible to plague because their bodies have a ... However, he noted that some doctors felt the patient had developed a cough while at the hospital. That could be an ...

Health officials in Central Oregon have confirmed a case of human bubonic plague ... cat that had developed symptoms, officials said. This case was identified and the person was treated by doctors ...

(KATU) — Officials in Deschutes County, Oregon confirmed a case of plague in a local Central Oregon resident Wednesday, saying the person was likely infected by their symptomatic pet cat.

Meanwhile, the cat was also treated but did ... FILE - A group of Venetians dressed up like old doctors at the time when in Venice there was the plague celebrate the end of the Venice Carnival ...

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