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The epidemic remains active in 12 districts, and among the total cases reported, 61% are said to be the pneumonic plague, according to the UN office.
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The first suspect was China, where pneumonic plague had erupted on the Manchurian border in 1910.
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Extensive screening measures, informed travelers, short incubation periods of pneumonic plague, and increasing operational readiness of surrounding countries and islands has kept the risk of international spread low, said the WHO.
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Media: WochIt Media There are two types of plagues affecting the area now, bubonic plague and pneumonic plague.
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By late last month, cases of pneumonic plague were popping up in 20 districts across the country, including the far north and the west coast.
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Left untreated with antibiotics, pneumonic plague is 100% fatal.
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People all over the island are spooked by the deadly and fast-spreading pneumonic version of the disease.
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But far more dangerous and deadly is the pneumonic form, which infects the lungs and which can be spread person to person directly, rather than via flea bites.
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Origin and Etymology of pneumonic
New Latin pneumonicus, from Greek pneumonikos, from pneumōn
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First Known Use: 1668
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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