Dangerous pulmonary plague is more dangerous than SARS, influenza A / H1N1

Pneumonic plague outbreak in the city of Ziketan in northwestern China took the third human life on August 3. If this epidemic spreads, it will be even more deadly than the pandemic and influenza A / H1N1 pandemic.

The latest victim died was a 64-year-old man named Danzhi, also in Ziketan city. This person was hospitalized at 11:00 pm on July 31 after having a cough and fever. Danzhi is the neighbor of the first person to die of pneumonic plague.

Of the 9 infected people who are isolated, one is in critical condition and the other has symptoms of cough and chest pain. Most of these people are relatives of the first victim who died.

There have been no reports of new infections.

Experts said the outbreak of pneumonic plague in Ziketan, Thanh Hai province is still limited and unlikely to cause mass deaths. However, when answering by phone on August 3, local residents said the fearful atmosphere was covering the city and few people dared to go to the street.

Pneumonic plague can be spread from one person to another when coughing (Photo: AP)

" Everyone is scared, " said a Han food seller at Crystal Alley market. According to Han, authorities have asked families and disinfecting shops, asking people to wear masks when going out. " Up to 80% of stores are closed and the price of disinfection as well as the price of some vegetables has tripled ."

Currently, the police have set up checkpoints around Ziketan and the local people cannot go outside the city border. Disease control experts are still closely monitoring people who have been exposed to infected people.

A spokesman for China in China, Vivian Tan on August 3, said the local government had announced the first death as well as 11 people infected with pneumonic plague for the organization since August 1. Beijing has taken necessary measures and mobilized experts, sent protective equipment and X-ray cameras to the infected area.

" This disease is not new. There have been scattered cases reported in recent years. We are not surprised to receive information. WHO representatives still communicate regularly with authorities to ensure In all cases like this, we encourage authorities to detect cases, check for suspicious symptoms as quickly as possible, so far it's still too early to said, the disease will spread , "said Vivian.

Huang Yingxin, an infectious disease doctor, said that if the pneumonic plague spreads, it will kill more than the whole SARS pandemic or A / H1N1 flu . However, Mr. Huang said, " there is no need to be too scared because the outbreak area is very far away and the epidemic is limited. If it spreads more, China will be able to control ."

An official from the Qinghai Health Department claimed that Li said, the government could control the outbreak of the epidemic.