This surprised me. Did not know you could get this disease, carried in fleas on a mouse, which infected the person's cat, which bit him.

 

"an Oregon man who escaped death after contracting the bubonic plague from his cat has opened up about the terrifying experience and how lucky he is to be alive.Paul Gaylord was in a coma for 27 days in 2012, on life support as his internal organs began to fail, his extremities rotting."

 

lost all his fingers.

 

Etc.

 

http://nydailynews.com/life-style/health/bubonic-plague-survivor-speaks-recovery-article-1.1600598

 

I've been scratched many times by my cats that eat lots of mice.

 

So far, been lucky, did not get bubonic plague.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yep, prairie dogs are carriers. Fortunately, anti-biotics pretty much render it pretty much impotent (well much more than in the middle ages).

didn't know that about prairie dogs…