0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Bubonic plague is found in ground squirrels around Tehachapi, Lake Isabella, Frazier Park and in the Angeles National Forest between Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley.Plague is common among wild animals in certain areas but is seldom spread to humans, according to health officials."Plague is characterized by fever, muscle aches, nausea, headache, sore throat, fatigue and swollen, tender lymph nodes associated with the arm or leg that has flea bites and is treatable with antibiotics," said Dr. Rosham Reporter of the Acute Communicable Disease Control Program."The disease often causes illness serious enough to warrant hospitalization, but if treated is rarely fatal," Reporter said.
