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.
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.
Sadly an all too common habit in the states
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. 🥲
Americans want it that way.
Oh? What’s your survey pool, doc?
Only a hundred million or so cowards who continue to bend over and take it
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. 🤷🏼♂️
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.
Ah, a troll, then. Gotcha. My bad. Bye, dumbass.