NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST HUMAN CASE OF PLAGUE THIS YEAR…IN FACT, IT'S THE FIRST CASE IN THE U-S. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS A 15 YEAR OLD BOY FROM TORRANCE COUNTY IS HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER CONTRACTING THE DISEASE. THE DEPARTMENT WILL NOW CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AT THE BOY'S HOME TO TRY TO FIND THE SOURCE.
PLAGUE IS A BACTERIAL DISEASE IN RODENTS AND IS USUALLY TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS THROUGH THE BITES OF INFECTED FLEAS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS PLAGUE ACTIVITY IN NEW MEXICO IS USUALLY HIGHEST DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
