Northern Arizona resident dies from plague

A resident of Coconino County, Arizona, has died from pneumonic plague, marking the first death from this rare disease in the U.S. since 2007. Plague, primarily spread through infected flea bites, can also be transmitted via bodily fluids, and while it was historically deadly, it is now treatable with antibiotics.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A person in Arizona has sadly died from a sickness called pneumonic plague, which is very rare today and can be treated with medicine.

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