Plague Is Diagnosed in China

“Two people in China were diagnosed with plague, setting off a panic on Tuesday about the potential spread of the highly infectious and fatal disease and prompting China’s government to warn citizens to take precautions to protect themselves,” the New York Times reports.

“Beijing officials said the two infected people came from Inner Mongolia, a sparsely populated region of northern China.”

“Fears are mounting in China over a possible outbreak of the disease, once known as the Black Death, which killed tens of millions of people in medieval Europe, and spread through Asia and Africa.”