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recover. the plague is carried by rodents like squirrels and chipmunks and their fleas. it s the fleas that give to it people. symptoms include fever, headache and swollen lymph nodes. it s unclear where in yosemite the visitors were bitten, but infected squirrels were found in two popular campgrounds. those sites were closed while the fleas were exterminated and are open again now, even as park officials educate campers about this ancient and scary disease. we know that where plague is endemic there is a risk. it s very rare. but we ask people to make sure when they see rodents they stay away from rodents. they don t touch them. they don t handle them. if you see a dead rodent, please make sure you tell park authorities right away. reporter: it s the first case of human plague in california in almost a decade. the first at yosemite since 1959. and most patients recover, unlike in the middle ages when the so-called black death devastated europe. back in the 14th century when 15 m

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