I shocked by looking at the headlines of the news portals and the news papers. As you know that all the countries across the world are battling to find a solution to combat COVID-19 or corona virus pandemic, which has killed over 5 lakh people globally so far, next comes Hantavirus after that G4 EA H1N1, which is found from pigs. China has sounded an alert for another disease can kill an adult in less than 24 hours and may be it can create another pandemic.

So, to day, I want to discus about the informations that, I collect from news paper and news portal about the new disease. So, why are we waiting for? Let us begin.

A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media here. Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, announced a level III warning of plague prevention and control, state-run People's Daily Online reported.

On July 1, state-run Xinhua news agency said that two suspected cases of bubonic plague reported in Khovd province in western Mongolia have been confirmed by lab test results. The confirmed cases are a 27-year-old resident and his 17-year-old brother. The brothers ate marmot meat, the health official had warning people not to eat marmot meat. A total of 146 people who had contact with them have been isolated and treated at local hospitals.

The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak,

What is the bubonic plague?
Bubonic plague is a rare but serious bacterial infection transmitted by fleas from rodents.

It is a zoonotic disease and it can be transmitted to other animals or humans. It mainly results from the bite of an infected flea. It may also result from exposure to the body fluids from a dead plague-infected animal.

It is one of the three plagues caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis. The other two being Septicaemic plague and Pneumonic plague.
It is spread by Yersinia pestis bacteria and requires urgent hospitalization. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it can kill an adult in less than 24 hours, if not treated in time.

Without treatment, the plague can result in the death of 30% to 60% of the infected people.

What are its symptoms?

A person infected with bubonic plague will experience the following symptoms — swollen lymph nodes, which can be as large as chicken eggs, in the groin, armpit or neck. They may be tender and warm. Others include fever, chills, headache, fatigue and muscle aches.

Past occurrences

From 2010 to 2015, there have been over 3,200 reported cases of bubonic plague, which resulted in 584 deaths.

In the 14th century, bubonic plague resulted in Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa. It caused the death of over 50 million people — around 25% to 60% of the European population.