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I live in a city, am i more likely to get the plague?

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No, not in the U.S.: Plague cases in the U.S. number about 10-15 per year, and are usually in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Cases are due to bites from infected fleas or infected rats and other animals. This would mean a rural setting in the U.S.. Urban areas with poor sanitation, overcrowding, and a high rat population are potential plague situations, but urban outbreaks have not been occurring in the U.S.

Answered 11/19/2014

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Whoa: This seems to be one of several fictitious questions. This really isn't the place to bring homework assignments -- you're best doing your own work. Plague in the us is almost always contracted from wild animals, famously woodchucks in the western half of the nation.

Answered 9/12/2013

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