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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 | 
With recent confirmation, yet at-times mysterious or sensational reports that one Los Angeles woman has contracted bubonic plague, we wanted to remind you that factual sources of information remain available to you about this well documented disease.
We encourage you join us in learning about plague, while separating the fact from fiction:
Los Angeles County Health Care Providers and Emergency Responders may wish to register for the recently established Health Alert Network, which debuted on March 10, 2006.
The LAFD Reminds You: When it Comes to Staying Healthy - Knowledge is Power!
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
8 comments:
Thank you for the link showing me that animal plague was common in the western US via the CDC article.
Yet another reason we should be careful around wildlife, adding that to hantavirus and even avian influenza.
Who knew that the plague was so common or that you could cure it? Tks for the info.
yes thank you. i agree with sr71. I really feel we should be aware of the baby chicks in particular.
Thanks for the information.
Planning & Preparation are a must.
check this free translation site..
http://www.freetranslation.com/free/web.htm
FD's are the key to disaster response.
Greetings from Sweden! Great blog! Thank sfor the lesson. It was very interesting.
Don't get me wrong - I'm all for separating fact from fiction regarding disease, but can't we use the less-sensational "Black Death" when referring to this infectious malady?
hey thx for making this i need to do a history project my history teacher gave me, shes called ms. smrek
My name is Jlo
I found some interesting facts about the Bubonic Plague here. Check it out!
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