plague

The disease that aniihilated almost a third of Europe's population in the 14th century has struck in Oregon. An unidentified man is in critical condition at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Ore. due to bubonic plague he contracted after a stray cat bit him. This is only the fifth case of the plague in Oregon since 1995. The man, who is in his 50s, was bit on the hand while trying to separate a stray cat and a mouse. He didn't suffer the disease's effects until days later, when the disease starting spreading through his bloodstream. The man is presenting all symptoms associated with the plague, including stomach pain; bleeding mouth, nose and anu; and dying tissue. Officials determined ...