Plague
Bubonic Plague: Causes, Symptoms And Mode Of Transmission
Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. It is a potentially lethal and infectious disease which is caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacteria that lives in mainly rodents and their fleas.
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"Any time you eat something raw, there's always a chance for picking up all sorts of different pathogens," he said. "There are so many other zoonotic infections they could have picked up, unfortunately due to the locale, it just happened to be plague."