China warns of bubonic plague during Corona virus outbreak?Is the world under new threat?

Authorities have issued a warning following a case of bubonic plague known as the "Black Death" in a city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.

According to reports, the patient affected by the plague in Bayanur city is a herdsman and has been kept in quarantine, however, the condition of the patient is said to be stable.

Bubonic plague is caused by a bacterial infection. They can be dangerous, but they are usually treated with antibiotics.

Information about the case was first received Saturday from the Bayanur city ambassador. It is not yet clear how the patient got the infection.

In this regard, the Chinese authorities have issued a level three warning. This is the second least dangerous level in the four-level warning system.

Level three warnings prohibit the hunting and eating of animals that pose a risk of plague. People are also asked to report any suspicious activity to the authorities.

Deadly but treatable

Outbreaks appear to be exacerbated throughout the world from time to time.

In 2017, there were 300 cases of plague in Madagascar. In May last year, two people became infected and died after eating an animal called a marmot in Mongolia.

A World Health Organization official in Mongolia told the BBC that it was recognized that eating raw marmot meat was good for human kidney health.

But marmots are also said to help spread the plague bacteria. It is illegal to hunt them.

Bubonic plague causes glands and inflammation of the lymph nodes. It is difficult to diagnose the disease initially because its symptoms appear after three to seven days and are similar to any other flu.

In the fourteenth century, about 50 million people in Asia, Africa and Europe died of black death. Now there are few signs of it becoming epidemic.

According to Dr. Shanti Capagoda of Stanford Healthcare, "Unlike in the fourteenth century, we now know how the disease spreads." We know how to stop it. We treat the affected people with antibodies.

The shadow of a terrible plague was last seen in 1665's The Great Plague, which killed one in five people in the city. Plague epidemics in China and India in the 19th century killed 12 million people.