How many cases of plague occur in the United States?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), human plague in the United States has occurred as mostly scattered cases in rural areas (an average of 10 to 20 persons each year). Globally, the World Health Organization reports 1,000 to 3,000 cases of plague every year.

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1. What is the plague?
2. How do people get plague?
3. What are the symptoms?
4. How is it transmitted?
5. Can the plague be treated?
6. Is there vaccine available to prevent the plague?
7. Is there preventive treatment?
8. How many cases of plague occur in the United States?
9. What is the mortality rate of the plague?