It also said that although most cases were bubonic plagues, which is cured with antibiotics efficaciously enough, but 2% of all cases in Madagascar were pneumonic plague that affected the ...

Plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, which are typically spread via flea bites. The disease primarily affects rodents, but humans bitten by an infected flea can also become infected.

Bubonic plague is still deadly if not treated ... number of cases are usually Democratic Republic of Congo, Peru, and Madagascar. There are also occasional plague cases in the western United ...

According to the World Health Organization, three countries consider the bubonic plague endemic: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, and Peru. The most likely way that humans can ...

It said the three most endemic countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Peru. There are three types of plague – bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic plague. With the ...