New Mexico Boy Dies From The Plague (Really)
In news from two days ago which UnderNews was not able to uncover before today, it appears that a boy living in New Mexico, United States has died from the Bubonic Plague, most familiarly known as the Black Death.
Real news here (via UPI)
The boy of 8 years old and his 10 year old sister contracted the disease from an unknown source, in what became the first recorded case of the Black Death in the US this year. Officials have not released much information, though they have collected flea samples from the house, and notified neighbors that the Plague has been confirmed in their area. The news are rather silent on this as well, News.Google.Com’s count of “Related Stories” for the Plague situation is at 320, while stories of “President’s Date Night In Paris” number in the high 700’s.
Although there is no cause to worry about a possible outbreak (plague affects only 5 to 15 Americans each year), it is rather unnerving to read of cases of a dangerous and quite deadly disease (14% of American infections end in death) from the Middle Ages which is still not completely treatable killing Americans in the year 2009.
So, no flying cars, and the Black Death is still around? Nice…
