- Two Chinese citizens are being treated for the same plague that caused the Black Death in Europe during the Middle Ages (50 million deaths).
- The plague is caused by bacteria and transmitted via flea bites and infected animals.
- It can develop into swollen lymph nodes (bubonic), blood infections (septicemic) or lung infections (pneumonic).
- Chinese patients are suffering from pneumonic plague, the most damaging.
- While modern antibiotics can treat the plague, it still persists.
- 2010-2015: More than 3,248 reported cases of the plague worldwide (584 deaths).
