Peru Hit by Bubonic Plague

The disease that decimated much of Europe in the Middle Ages is alive and well in Peru, where health officials say an outbreak in the north has killed a 14-year-old boy and infected at least 30 other people. Twenty-five of the cases are bubonic plague, which is spread by fleas, and the others are pneumonic plague, spread through airborne contagion, the AP reports. The disease is curable with antibiotics if symptoms are detected early enough.
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