... and skinning rabbits. The department plans to look for plague infection in other rabbits in the area. In Santa Fe County, a cat developed pneumonic plague and potentially exposed eight people before it died, the agency said. All eight are receiving antibiotics. Plague is a bacterial disease ... full story 01/25/08
... from his dog, which apparently did not have fleas, the disease would have to have moved into the dog's lungs, or developed into what is called pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is very rare, however. The painter's masks came up again at the meeting, this time during a discussion about hantavirus ... full story 06/14/07
... in humans include fever; painful swollen lymph nodes in the groin, armpit or neck areas; chills; and sometimes headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Pneumonic plague is in the lungs. Septicemic plague, which occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood, also can have symptoms of high fever, abdominal pain ... full story 06/08/07
... in humans include fever; painful swollen lymph nodes in the groin, armpit or neck areas; chills; and sometimes headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Pneumonic plague is in the lungs. Septicemic plague, which occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood, also can have symptoms of high fever, abdominal pain ... full story 06/06/07
... infected with the plague, if a person handles the tissues of a sick or dead animal infected with the disease or by inhaling infected droplets from a pneumonic plague patient. "If you're in the East Mountains, you need to be concerned about it, not scared," Cross-Guillen said. The plague is treatable ... full story 08/31/06
... most common type, include painful swollen lymph nodes in the groin, armpit or neck; fever; chills; and sometimes headache, vomiting and diarrhea. Pneumonic plague is in the lungs. Health officials said the best way to avoid the disease is to avoid rodents and fleas. The Health Department warns people ... full story 08/31/06
... most common type, include painful swollen lymph nodes in the groin, armpit or neck; fever; chills; and sometimes headache, vomiting, and diarrhea. Pneumonic plague is in the lungs. "The cool and wet summer has allowed both rodents and their fleas to survive and multiply," said Dr. Paul Ettestad ... full story 08/24/06
... pneumonic. The most common is bubonic, which causes painful swollen lymph nodes. Septicemic plague occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood. Pneumonic plague is in the lungs. The Health Department also recently reported a sixth case of plague in the state this year. A Bernalillo County woman ... full story 07/27/06
... pneumonic. The most common is bubonic, which causes painful swollen lymph nodes. Septicemic plague occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood. Pneumonic plague is in the lungs. The Health Department also reported a sixth case of plague in the state this year. A Bernalillo County woman was hospitalized ... full story 07/25/06
... in two to three weeks when smallpox broke out there. The outbreak was limited to 30 to 50 cases, he said. Suppose bioterrorism involved pneumonic plague, contagious and treatable, Brillman said. One approach would be to keep people in their homes, so they don't spread the disease, and send health ... full story 09/10/03