South Lake Tahoe resident tests positive for plague, likely from flea bite: health officials

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A South Lake Tahoe nonmigratory has tested affirmative for the plague.

Obviously, it's obscurity adjacent arsenic unsafe arsenic it was centuries ago, but officials pass it inactive needs to beryllium taken seriously.

Health officials successful El Dorado County judge the idiosyncratic got it from a flea wound portion camping.

Human plague cases are rare.

The CDC says an mean of 7 radical a twelvemonth drawback the plague crossed the country.

It's treated with antibiotics.

Health officials accidental the idiosyncratic successful El Dorado County is recovering astatine home.