What is pneumonic plague and how dangerous is it?

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A researcher at Russia’s Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin, and several people in the area were quarantined. Russian health authorities have played down a connection to the researcher’s work, while the article explains the risks of pneumonic plague.

A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute operates in Siberia, where several other people are quarantined. Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that oversees infectious disease, has downplayed the link between the researcher’s death and her work, … The post What is pneumonic plague and how dangerous is it? appeared first on Egypt Independent.