Michigan Confirms Its First Case Of The Scariest Disease In History Just In Time For Fall Tourism.
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This fall, Michigan will watch their leaves turn into a brilliant display, apples will be picked, and some poor soul will be treated for bubonic plague. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced that a resident had the plague, one of 14 cases reported nationwide in 2015. Yes, the bubonic plague, otherwise known as black death, one of the most devastating pandemics in modern human history.
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Between 1970 and 2012, the majority of human plague cases have been in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. Which means there's probably plague on turquoise jewelry or bolo ties. The good news for much of the southwest and Michigan is that plague is easily treated these days, and is typically not fatal. Consider it a hangnail on the state that looks like a hand.
