"Oregon Confirms Rare Human Case of Bubonic Plague, Likely from Cat"

Oregon confirms its first case of bubonic plague in eight years, likely contracted from a domestic cat. The patient, who became very sick, is responding well to modern antibiotics. The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which causes the plague, rarely proves fatal if caught and treated early enough. While the disease is still present in some parts of the world, it is no longer the international killer it once was.