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Raised concerns after a worker at a plague research laboratory in Siberia died.
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Suspect that she died after coming into contact with plague bacteria.
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Reports say she may have broken a test tube containing plague bacteria.
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Officials are monitoring people who were in contact with the woman who died.
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He said officials should keep an eye on it.
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It attacks the lungs and can cause death 18 to 24 hours after symptoms begin.
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It can move from person to person through the air.
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Antibiotics work best when they are given as soon as symptoms appear.
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COVID-19 spreads much more easily around the world than plague.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Plague can spread from person to person and that is why there is the concern.
See the pneumonic plague lesson for the whole text.
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