Here, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrates how the plague is transmitted from fleas to pets and people:People and pets bitten by fleas from dead animals are at risk for contracting plague, health officials say. Scientists have been testing a plague vaccine for prairie dogs, enticing them to eat it by baiting them with peanut-butter-flavored treats. In humans, plague is treatable with antibiotics if detected early, but the symptoms can grow deadly serious very quickly. Whereas bubonic plague is perhaps the best known form, septicemic plague and pneumonic plague are equally serious. Globally, about 1,000 to 2,000 cases of plague are reported annually, with most occurring in Africa.

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2017 16:14 UTC