Arizona Resident Dies Of Pneumonic Plague, The First Deadly Case In Area In Nearly 20 Years

An Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, becoming nan first personification to succumb to nan illness successful nan area successful astir 20 years, according to officials. 

The victim, who was not identified, lived successful Coconino County, which includes Flagstaff, section officials said. 

The past recorded decease successful Coconino County was successful 2007. Only astir 7 group are diagnosed successful nan U.S. each year, and astir cases are concentrated successful nan occidental states. 

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A resident of Arizona died of pneumonic plague, becoming nan first personification to succumb to nan illness successful nan area successful astir 20 years, according to officials.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

In nan U.S., it’s astir apt to beryllium recovered successful agrarian areas of bluish New Mexico, bluish Arizona, confederate Colorado, California, confederate Oregon and occidental Nevada, according to nan U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The plague is commonly transmitted done flea bites from chaotic rodents.  (Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The illness is astir commonly found successful Africa. 

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Pneumonic plague, which affects nan lungs, is nan deadliest shape of nan disease. Although nan plague killed millions of Europeans during nan Black Death of nan 14th century, it is now easy treated pinch antibiotics. 

An etching called "The Plague Victims of Rome." The Black Death killed millions of group successful Europe successful nan 14th century.  (Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Pneumonic plague causes terrible pneumonia and respiratory failure, according to nan Cleveland Clinic. 

Bubonic plague is nan astir communal shape of nan disease, affecting nan lymph nodes. Septicemic plague is nan slightest communal shape of nan illness and affects nan bloodstream. 

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The plague is usually transmitted done flea bites from chaotic rodents aliases interaction pinch an infected animal, and it tin moreover dispersed person-to-person done nan air. 

The Arizona Department of Health Services did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.