Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Ukraine Pneumonic Plague - New Pandemic?

Around 100 people have died in the Ukraine from a mystery pandemic. This highly infectious disease causes severe hemorrhagic pneumonia and has similar symptoms to the 1918 Spanish flu, pneumonic plague, pulmonary anthrax, SARS and avian flu (H5N1). Nine regions of the Urkraine are currently under quarantine, including the closure of schools and universities.

It attacks the lungs and kills nearly everyone who catches it unless they get rapid treatment with antibiotics. Reports indicate that the disease has also appeared recently in Turkey, India and China.

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