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Arizona patient dies in emergency room from plague (www.nbcnews.com)

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A person in northern Arizona has died from a case of pneumonic plague, local health officials said.

The unidentified patient, from Coconino County, showed up to the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department and died there the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare said in a statement. It is unclear when the death occurred.

The hospital noted that "appropriate initial management" and "attempts to provide life-saving resuscitation" was performed, but "the patient did not recover."

Rapid diagnostic testing led to a presumptive diagnosis of Yersinia pestis.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago (14 children)

This is certainly not a harbinger of any kind

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Plague is pretty easily treated with antibiotics if caught in time. The fact this dude died the same day as he went to the hospital, I’d wager he waited too long to seek medical treatment.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sadly an all too common habit in the states

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tough call when you have to show up to work until they finally decide to send you home, and even then a single visit to the ER can easily bankrupt you. 🥲

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Americans want it that way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh? What's your survey pool, doc?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Only a hundred million or so cowards who continue to bend over and take it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You got a plan, oh distant, undervalued genius? Bring it on over. 🤌🏼 Most of us'd be more than happy to throw the crank on a guillotine for liberty. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sounds about on brand for Americans. Before you’ll lift a finger to help yourselves you’ll get belligerent and take out your insecurity on the people who have been telling you this was going to happen for decades.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, a troll, then. Gotcha. My bad. Bye, dumbass.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Cool, when they’re loading you into an unmarked van and you realize you did literally nothing to prevent it, you can comfort yourself with the fact that at least you got really defensive on the Internet.

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