2), New Mexico (3), CA (1), NV (1) — 5

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–5 CDC Wonder. Compressed Mortality File, 1979-1998. ICD-9[1] code 020 (Plague).[2]

Narrative Information

CDC: “Plague is a disease that affects humans and other mammals. It is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Humans usually get plague after being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague. Plague is infamous for killing millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages. Today, modern antibiotics are effective in treating plague. Without prompt treatment, the disease can cause serious illness or death. Presently, human plague infections continue to occur in the western United States, but significantly more cases occur in parts of Africa and Asia.” (CDC. Plague. Last review 11-27-2018.)

Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1979-1998. CDC WONDER On-line Database. 2003. Search for ICD-9 code 020 (Plague), year 1980. Accessed 4-15-2019 at: https://wonder.cdc.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Plague. Last review 11-27-2018. Accessed 4-15-2019 at: https://www.cdc.gov/plague/index.html

[1] ICD-9 is the 9^th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization — International Classification of Diseases for short.

[2] ICD-9 code 020.0 (Bubonic); 020-1 (Cellulocutaneous); 020.2 (Septicemic); 020.3 (Primary pneumonic); 020.4 (Secondary pneumonic); 020.5 (Pneumonic, unspecified); 020.8 (Other specified types of plague; 020.9 (Plague unspecified).