73-year-old Santa Fe Co. woman 4th case of human plague in NM this year

[Judi Lynn]

73-year-old Santa Fe Co. woman 4th case of human plague in NM this year
Updated: 09/23/2015 6:54 PM | Created: 09/23/2015 5:00 PM
By: Blair Miller, KOB.com

A 73-year-old Santa Fe County woman is the fourth confirmed case of human plague in New Mexico this year.

The woman is the second case in Santa Fe County. A 52-year-old woman died from the illness earlier this year.

Two women from Bernalillo County who contracted the plague have since recovered.

“This is the fourth case of plague in New Mexico with the patient presenting clinical signs of septicemic plague,” said Department of Health Secretary Retta Ward, MPH. “Though septicemic plague is less common and harder to recognize than the more common form of bubonic plague, health care providers need to consider plague in their diagnosis when the patient has a fever of unknown origin and when the patient is from plague endemic areas of the state.”

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[longship]

1. Remember "Beat the Reaper"?

Just a small diversion from this post.

Actually the plague is still extant, simmering along, mostly in areas of the world where medical care is unavailable. That it is in New Mexico is a problem.

This argues for universal healthcare.

[appalachiablue]

2. +1. Universal Healthcare!