There was a man named John Smith. He was 42 years old and was an experienced hunter when he was infected with plague. He would spend large amounts of his time in the wilderness hunting and enjoying nature. He was an African American who was married and had three children. Nobody knows what or how he was infected but they found out when they went to his house and asked his family. His family said that he had gone out for a hunt and had found a dead animal with a bunch of fleas flying around it. They also said that he had touched the animal to make sure that it was dead. Everyone wanted to see how he was doing so they went to his house to check on him. They didn’t stay there to long because they didn’t want to be infected.
A few days after becoming infected, John experienced a high fever as well as extreme exhaustion. He decided to go see a doctor because of the way he was feeling. The doctor asked him if had been exposed to any small animals recently to try to figure out what was wrong. John said that he couldn’t remember the last time that had happened. The doctor did a few tests and at the end he told John that he had been infected with one of the forms of plague.
The doctor gave John a few tips of advice for treatment and how to prevent his illness from spreading to other people. He told John that he should be hospitalized for about a week to see if his health improved. He also said that he should be isolated from other people as well. Since there was no vaccine available, the doctor said that he should try to have preventative drug therapy to try to stop the illness. John had the necessary treatment and thankfully had no side effects from the treatment.
A few weeks after he had been hospitalized, John was able to return home to his family and continued doing what he liked to do. He had no lasting side effects but still went to therapy every week. He taught his children how to hunt and lived a long and happy life.
