Health Officials Confirm Second Case Of Plague From Yosemite

(function(){var src_url="https://spshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?playList=519022965&height=381&width=570&sid=577&origin=SOLR&videoGroupID=155847&relatedNumOfResults=100&responsive=false&relatedMode=2&relatedBottomHeight=60&companionPos=&hasCompanion=false&autoStart=false&colorPallet=%23FFEB00&videoControlDisplayColor=%23191919&shuffle=0&isAP=1&pgType=cmsPlugin&pgTypeId=addToPost-top&onVideoDataLoaded=track5min.DL&onTimeUpdate=track5min.TC&onVideoDataLoaded=HPTrack.Vid.DL&onTimeUpdate=HPTrack.Vid.TC";if (typeof(commercial_video) == "object") {src_url += "&siteSection="+commercial_video.site_and_category;if (commercial_video.package) {src_url += "&sponsorship="+commercial_video.package;}}var script = document.createElement("script");script.src = src_url;script.async = true;var placeholder = document.querySelector(".js-fivemin-script");placeholder.parentElement.replaceChild(script, placeholder);})(); A Georgia woman has tested positive for the bubonic plague following a visit to Yosemite National Park, the state's health department said Thursday.  The patient was released from the hospital Tuesday night and is doing "very well," Georgia Department of Public Health spokeswoman Nancy Nydam told The Huffington Post.  This is the second human plague diagnosis that has been linked to Yosemite this summer.    The Georgia woman visited the national park and surrounding areas earlier this month, according to Californi...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news