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There was a case in Oregon this year. The victim lost his hands. It was treated with antibiotics.

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Q: Is the plague still a problem today if it is where and how is it treated?
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How are people treated for the black plague?

Today, they are treated with antibiotics.


How are people curently treated for the black plague?

There is no plague so no one is treated for it today. Sometimes a small animal will be found with it in a remote area and will be put down.ANSWERThe plague occasionally pops up in remote areas of the American Southwest and elsewhere in the world. It is treated today with antibiotics.


What are treatmens for plague?

The small number of cases that occur today are treated with antibiotics.


How would it be like if today you had a plague?

Depends on the type of illness you pick up. One person cannot be a plague but s/he can get infected by a plague. A plague technically is when an illness spreads across a population and is difficult to contain. For example the bubonic or black plague still exists today in improverished countries but it is usually contained before it gets out of control. The person with the plague is treated with antibiotics and quarantined from everyone else until they recover.


What are the treatments for the black plague?

The small number of cases that occur today are treated with antibiotics.


What is the treatment of the black plague?

Today, it can be easily treated with antibiotics if caught early enough.


What are the cures for the plague?

The small number of cases of plague that occur today are treated with antibiotics.There was no cure for it the only treatment was for them to be quarentined so they could stop the spread.


How do you treat the plague?

Today it would be treated with antibiotics and eradicticated without a problem, however in the past they didn't know about germs and antibiotics so they couldn't find a cure for it, which is why it killed so many people.


Is the plague a health problem today?

Yes and no. Some people do still today contract the bubonic plague via rat-flea bites, and that is certainly not good, it is not common, nor an epidemic. VERY few people contract it nowadays because of increased sanitation, and modern medicine.


Why is the bubonic plague still around today?

Yes, but you can cure it with antibiotics.


How severe is plague?

Today the Bubonic plague isnt so severe because it can be treated by antibiotics. But the other type of plague called the Pneunomic plague spreads faster and victims will die in 2 days, symptoms of the pneunomic plague include coughing blood. However i dont know how the Pneunomic Plague started.


Why don't we get the black plague today is it because of modern medicine?

You can get the Plague today, but it is rare. It is mostly a problem in the rural Southwest US where there are a lot of rodents to carry it. It is easily cured if caught early with antibiotics.