Boy Scout recovers from bubonic plague
An 18-year-old Boy Scout who caught bubonic plague when visiting not some third world country, but rather Wyoming, has made a full recovery.
The young man was among hundreds of Scouts who built trails and did other service work in northwest Wyoming in late July and early August before returning home to Connecticut.
He arrived at MidState Medical Center’s emergency room with a swollen gland and high fever, and was placed on antibiotics for a suspected case of the mumps until tests later determined he had bubonic plague.
“We did get the history of him being in Wyoming,” said Dr. Robert Levitz, an infectious diseases specialist. “I didn’t think it was plague, but the classic symptoms were there.”
Bubonic plague causes fever, headache, and exhaustion and is spread by rodents, rabbits, and fleas.
Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,4231...
