No, it’s 2019 and people are getting the bubonic plague. The bubonic plague is the most common and people can get it because of an infected flea’s bite or from handling an infected, dead animal. If the bubonic plague spreads to a person’s lungs, it then turns into the more severe pneumonic plague. Bubonic plague can only be transferred from an infected animal or flea to another human being. With the bubonic plague, there’s a 30 to 60 per cent mortality rate if left untreated.

Source: National Post November 21, 2019 16:07 UTC