ApocaDocs: 5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet

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Posted Sun Sep 26 2010: from Associated Press:


	5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1285514966 Chinese authorities say five people have been sickened with pneumonic plague in Tibet and that the deadly disease has killed one of them. The Tibetan regional health department says the cases were reported in Laduo, a village in Lang county in the remote region. The department said in a statement Sunday that the first case was found Sept. 23 and that the patient died of a severe lung infection. The remaining four people have been quarantined. The disease can kill in as few as 24 hours if left untreated.

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'Doc Jim says:

It's the combination of the silent "p" and the plosive "p" that's sooooo terrifying.