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Bubonic plague has a case-fatality ratio of 30% to 60% when left untreated, while pneumonic plague, when left untreated, is always fatal, according to WHO.

The report noted that Oregon’s 2024 case occurred earlier than the 18 cases that had been recorded over the past 90 years.

Septicemic plague has similar symptoms, as well as possible shock and bleeding in the skin and organs. Some of a person’s tissue on their toes, fingers and nose could turn black and die.

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