{"id":1039,"date":"2026-10-05T21:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T21:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=1039"},"modified":"2026-10-05T21:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T21:56:17","slug":"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/web-stories\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Plague Case in Russia: Pneumonic Plague"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40400%3B700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">A sudden lab death in Russia puts health experts on alert.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-88958f7d-8737-4448-b3b9-f163a77d751c\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 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Now, health agencies around the world are watching closely to see what happened.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"0b73dd39-1ee2-45e1-a8c0-90b979de3e64\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#3a5c73\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-80eeb2f7-b80e-4500-9717-ebcc4a6665d7\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-2.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-2\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-2.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-2-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-2-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-2-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-9671564e-5b38-4d5e-a281-a72d3022d212\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-3.72168%;width:100%;height:22.16828%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401%\" id=\"el-a19acba6-f3a7-4ffe-b13e-19bafa9f8dbd\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0659890776699024% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Reports say a broken glass tube may have caused the infection.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-4c45d500-f7d4-4495-ae75-023c02a86a1c\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-8a8254a0-e0a4-4510-a08e-6fd88c04f2e8\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">The worker, Darya Shipilova, reportedly broke a glass vial containing the bacteria while at work. She got sick right away and passed away just days later.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"01c37911-56ff-4552-abf9-1f4a7d5a249e\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#6c7c76\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1057066b-37a8-4a0c-9385-26837c55351a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-3.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-3\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-3.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-3-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-3-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-3-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-041fc65a-eb4e-45c7-8160-fa600bb03ac7\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-3.72168%;width:100%;height:22.16828%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401%\" id=\"el-a6e5aa15-1712-4ecf-807d-06753ad9abf1\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0659890776699024% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Nearly 200 people were quickly isolated to stay safe.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-91ffe72c-5797-4d6f-985d-ce343860d4d9\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-af4394ff-12e6-420d-b40c-8cfaef1aaf40\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Officials locked down the research building and isolated several hospital rooms. Around 190 people who were near the patient are being tested and monitored.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"f163d90b-7bd0-4611-aa8e-d6566eb99ae6\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#222731\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-28cf90b1-4598-47dc-80cb-90f0eaf5ea38\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-4.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-4\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-4.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-4-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-4-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-4-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ccdff8dc-aad5-4b3a-8b02-af97fb6dd7e1\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-3.72168%;width:100%;height:22.16828%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401%\" id=\"el-cceab09b-7132-409c-a400-38bf951c665c\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0659890776699024% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Pneumonic plague is the most dangerous form of the disease.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6af1c26d-113e-4d98-b7f9-6e14e0879260\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-29aea262-7cd4-426f-b9d6-e3316ad0a82e\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Most people know about the plague from history books. But while the common type attacks swollen lymph nodes, this rare type goes straight into the lungs.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"1f252167-86b3-481f-9336-cfbbe7b2c81c\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#111b23\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2ccd6df7-1f83-4416-83dc-63fdbda11428\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-5.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-5\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-5.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-5-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-5-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-5-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e2127aca-b0f9-4eb8-9ae8-76ac2c18b047\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-3.72168%;width:100%;height:22.16828%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401% 1.4598540145985401%\" id=\"el-e317fde5-0f97-43cc-bbf8-1584a3881713\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0659890776699024% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">It is the only plague that spreads from person to person through the air.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ea436bf9-6e49-48a5-bac1-8d665b9ecfc1\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.7);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-fe7aa1e6-1595-4361-9686-84ae1f2bb026\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Unlike common plague spread by flea bites, pneumonic plague can pass to others through tiny droplets in the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"08a75b3a-312b-44d6-95fd-fd3444068ea7\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#273842\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e37ab026-9989-46cf-a864-fb56cb6e1a18\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-6.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-6\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-6.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-6-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-6-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-6-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-a357ecd2-cbf6-4551-8d52-0b685fb84962\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-1.45631%;width:100%;height:17.1521%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.8867924528301887% 1.8867924528301887% 1.8867924528301887% 1.8867924528301887%\" id=\"el-177a35d7-8990-42ae-b579-3b3dd28b20f9\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703883495145629% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.517799em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Fast treatment is needed within the first 24 hours.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-b84c064c-126f-4113-bc35-eec9ef6999c9\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-33e622fa-4db2-42f2-bd76-2ae630965e82\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Marked by high fever, severe chills, and sudden breathing distress, the disease is almost universally fatal if untreated. However, standard antibiotics remain highly effective when given right away.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c00eefe7-1f38-4f3b-8251-b948548dc200\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#283d3b\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d609df4e-40bd-4431-9ecd-62e554861ad9\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-7.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-7\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-7.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-7-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-7-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-7-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c1d5c554-7c12-47e0-8802-abb21ea48cc8\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:16.34304%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.9801980198019802% 1.9801980198019802% 1.9801980198019802% 1.9801980198019802%\" id=\"el-56e2ff64-d398-4283-a29c-bfd25c919548\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0659890776699024% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Mixed messages from officials caused confusion.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-b326ef55-1a7d-4671-bd17-dde829dff4e9\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:25.08091%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613% 1.2903225806451613%\" id=\"el-ce1cc199-6d9e-4a0b-b8ff-1e1bae1ee747\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07167779126213585% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.339806em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Russian health agencies first called it an unknown lung illness, while other officials mentioned plague. International groups like the WHO stepped in to verify the facts.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"429cfb1b-6c39-4e63-926b-a54df2bf9759\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#163241\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-0ef0e33b-94a4-44cc-bfbf-0312889af463\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-8.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-8\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-8.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-8-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-8-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-8-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2adf3d69-b7fc-4692-ab9e-d241cc37f50d\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-1.77994%;width:100%;height:16.34304%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.9801980198019802% 1.9801980198019802% 1.9801980198019802% 1.9801980198019802%\" id=\"el-c78eaf2c-5895-4685-8c04-204dcd47bcdd\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0659890776699024% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.485437em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Doctors say the risk to the public remains very low.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6094297e-daf9-4ac4-a7d4-e8fb929bc998\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.65);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-1ba8ce2a-bcc9-4f6f-9fb6-4d93596ebffc\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">Because this accident happened inside a secure lab and everyone in contact was tracked down immediately, experts say there is little chance of a wider outbreak.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"5a22c1b4-b2ea-444a-a562-f4073426c799\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#917d64\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6f5e9db1-e30f-47e8-9b8d-f21c60c8dfba\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.78125%;left:0%;top:-0.39062%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-9.jpg\" alt=\"suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-9\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-9.jpg 768w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-9-572x1024.jpg 572w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-9-167x300.jpg 167w,https:\/\/easyprotools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/suspected-pneumonic-plague-in-russia-9-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.38511%;width:100%;height:27.83172%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6c02e906-62e5-4f51-905d-8c830dd208c6\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:16.99029%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.9047619047619049% 1.9047619047619049% 1.9047619047619049% 1.9047619047619049%\" id=\"el-2307373b-ec3d-4541-b5fe-481fa8fe37e8\">\n<h2 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0703883495145629% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.517799em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #ffd900\">Plague bacteria still live in wild animals today.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f9854db4-8995-46e7-91d8-46f37a87c3cb\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.75);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:78.15534%;width:100%;height:26.05178%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% 0.48543689320388345% \/ 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204% 1.2422360248447204%\" id=\"el-76fb667f-fc6c-4153-ab33-7f9f68125500\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07509101941747555% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:3.640776699029126% 3.640776699029126%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #fff\">The plague never completely vanished. 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