According to officials, the Arizona resident dies from the plague

Arizona resident died of pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.

It was the first recorded death from the disease in the county since 2007, reports the health and human services of Coconin. In this case, the person had an interaction with a dead animal infected with the disease.

The plague, known as the “black death” in the 14th century, died up to half the population of Europe. Now this is a rarity in humans and can be treated with antibiotics.

On average, the United States has reported seven cases of human plague, the US is stated at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Coconin County government said the risk of the public remained low.

“Our hearts come to the family and friends of the deceased,” Patrice Horstman, chairman of the Coconino County Council, said in a statement. “We keep them in our thoughts during this difficult time. From respect for the family, no further information about death will come out.”

Pneumonic plague is a serious infection of the lungs caused by the Yersinia Pestis bacterium.

There are different forms of plague, such as a bubonic plague that is the most common and caused by the bite of the infected flea. The pneumonic plague, which spreads to the lungs from other raw plague, is the most serious and usually rare.

Symptoms of bubonic plague in humans usually appear within two days after exposure and can include fever, chills, headache, weakness and swollen lymph nodes.

The plague is no longer found in the UK, and the likelihood of it happens to a person who returns to the country, “very low” government – he says.

Prevention measures include the use of insects on insects to protect against flea bites, avoid contact with dead animals, infected tissues or materials, as well as avoiding close contact with symptomatic patients and overflowing areas that have recently been reported.