Reports of Pneumonic Plague Raise Health Concerns Across Region

Plague is an illness caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis.

The report says Shipilova was reportedly said to have died from pneumonic plague.

This form of plague affects the lungs.

It can cause a fever and a cough.

The cough may sometimes become bloody.

Pneumonic plague can pass from one person to another.

It can also be deadly.

The excerpt does not give further details about the reported death or health checks.