Plague — United States
The following was added into the article: [This is actually a vectorborne disease, as it is transmitted from fleas not from the animal itself. The fleas may get off the animal onto another animal or a human being. But the affected animals do not transmit the disease. The infected animal is only the vehicle for the fleas. – Mod.TG]
It should be noted that cats (feline in general) can transmit the bacterium via the respiratory route, rather effectively. Several cases have been described of
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