In China, a three-year-old boy contracted the bubonic plague.
Emergency measures were taken immediately to prevent it from spreading.
In
China
, a three-year-old boy contracted the
bubonic plague
.
In
Europe
the disease has been largely eradicated, but in
Asia
there are always new cases.
Mostly it is rodents such as
rats
and
marmots
that transmit the disease.
Munich - Although the world is currently fighting the
coronavirus *
, which
triggered
a global
pandemic *
, other diseases can also become dangerous.
In
China
, where
Covid-19 *
spread for the first time, a boy has now contracted the
bubonic plague
.
The child was infected
in the Chinese province of
Yunnan
and showed the first symptoms on Friday.
The
Daily Mail
reports
.
Even before the boy was infected, an investigation is said to have taken place in the region, as several cases of
rat plague
had occurred.
Although rats are known to be carriers of the disease, whether the boy was infected by the rodents has not been confirmed.
Bubonic plague in China: all emergency measures initiated
The person concerned is probably not in mortal danger and is stable.
After the diagnosis, all emergency measures are said to have been initiated to stop the further spread of the disease.
People who are already infected can be treated successfully with a vaccine.
According to the
Focus
, two
deaths
from the plague occurred in
Inner Mongolia
in August
.
Many people there are
affected
by
lockdowns
and similar
preventive measures
.
Therefore, the introduction of the
disease is
a great danger.
Bubonic plague: people in Mongolia are said to have contracted marmots
According to the responsible authorities, people in Mongolia are said to have contracted
marmots
.
In the region there is now a ban on hunting and eating animals that can transmit bubonic plague until the end of the year.
In Europe, the plague, also known as the "
Black Death
", has largely been eradicated. In the
Middle Ages
, however, it killed numerous European cities and is said to cause at least three pandemics (in the 6th, 13th, 15th and 19th centuries) According to the
Robert Koch Institute *
this resulted in over 100 million deaths.
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