What is the bubonic plague that became epidemic in the 19th century and now appears in China?

New Delhi, July 6, 2020, Monday

Two bubonic plague patients have been found in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Victims of the bubonic plague have been quarantined in a town called Bayanur. China's health department has issued a second-degree warning to prevent bubonic plague. This high alert will continue till the end of the year 2020 as man can easily fall victim to the bubonic plague.

According to Chinese media, a number of steps are being taken by the health system following the suspicion that new cases of bubonic infection will come out. Bubonic plague is caused by a bacterial infection but it is not known how the infection spread. Also in May last year, two people died of bubonic plague after eating the flesh of a Mongolian marmot. Investigations at the time found that it was illegal to hunt or eat meat carriers of the Marmot Bunic Plague since people believed that eating raw Marmot raw meat was good for the kidneys.

The bubonic plague, known as the Black Death, killed 90 percent of Europe's population in the 19th century. A total of more than 20 million people were killed, including in Asia, Europe, and Africa. This medieval plague was at the root of all modern pathogenic plagues. The first pneumonia in which there was a high fever and vomiting of blood and the man died within 3 days. The second type is the bubonic in which tumors appear in the patient's thighs and armpits with a high fever. Bubonic, which spreads like wildfire, enters the body of a healthy person and destroys the immune system. Although experts believe that the current bubonic plague is less likely to cause an epidemic with treatment and medication, it can spread rapidly from person to person, so it is important to prevent its transmission.

In the 16th century, the plague spread to Europe via the Chinese Silk Road

Surprisingly, the origin of the bubonic plague was considered to be China at the time, and the corona virus has now spread from China. Thus the epidemic and China have a centuries-old relationship. The trade route from China to Europe was called the Silk Route. During the fourth decade of the 19th century, the plague spread from China's Silk Road to Europe. The black rats responsible for the disease were common in China. In the 19th century, bubonic plague killed 1.6 million people in China and India.