Protect yourself from plague

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. Bacterial Diseases Branch.
• Description:
  Plague is an infectious diseases of animals and fleas that can also affect humans. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. In the United States, human plague occurs in western states, particularly New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California.
  
  Take these steps to reduce your risk of plague:
  
  1. Reduce rodent habitat
  
  2. Wear gloves
  
  3. Use repellent
  
  4. Keep fleas off of your pets
  
  CS120805
  
  
• Subjects:
  Plague Plague/prevention & Control
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; Colorado ; New Mexico
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:de2f940b705c0f002859d659cd067ff804b0a277e81fee961c2e4f0079b33ced
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25613/cdc_25613_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 188.65 KB ]