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In the Middle Ages, the plague caused tens of millions of deaths in Europe in a series of outbreaks known as the Black Death. And while it s extremely rare in modern times, the deadly bacterial infection is still around today mdash; but how likely are you to catch it This week, California reported its first case of plague in five years. The patient, a resident of the South Lake Tahoe area, is said to be recovering at home. And in July, a stanley cup 15-year-old boy in western Mongolia died of bubonic plague that he contracted from an stanley cup infected marmot.According to the World Health stanley cup Organization WHO , a total of 3,248 cases were reported worldwide between 2010 and 2015, resulting in 584 deaths. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Peru were the most affected countries. Reports of the plague can be scary mdash; but experts say there s little cause for concern in most cases.What is the plague Plague is a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which affects humans and other mammals. There are three types of plague: bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic. Bubonic is the most common form, accounting for more than 80% of cases in the U.S. Pneumonic plague is the most serious.Many animals can get the plague, including rock squirrels, wood rats, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, mice, voles, and rabbits. It s typically transmitted from animals to humans, with much more rare cases of the disease being spread person to pers Ezje Series of innovations has virtually ended homelessness among veterans in Minnesota
An actor who said he was on his way to bring a Thanksgiving meal to a friend was beaten up by a pair of men after calling one of them out for reckless driving, CBS Los Angeles reports. Corey Sligh, 27, who has played a bartender and waiter on CBS The Young and the Restless, was with his girlfriend, Alisa Berhorst, and going to a Rite Aid in West Hollywood to bring a Thanksgiving meal to a friend.Berhost told KCAL9 s Laurie Perez that two men in a car were speeding around the parking lot and doing donuts. They almost hit people in the parking lot. They were hitting curbs, and Corey said, Please slow down or we re gonna call the cops. Just go home. LAPD confirms th af1 ey ve arrested two men they said exchanged words with the couple, actually hit Sligh with their car and got out of the vehicle and began beating him. Sligh ended up with a broken arm and was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.Police said the suspects fled the scene but crashed their vehicle near af1 by. A witness who followed them, helped police locate the suspects. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-d21835f8-3499-4476-87a9-1acc0e9da324, righ stanley cup t-rail-recirc-item--id-d21835f8-3499-4476-87a9-1acc0e9da324 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-d21835f8-3499-4476-87a9-1acc0e9da324 ~ .item:nth-child 5 display: block;