Colorado public health officials confirm new case of human plague

Public health officials in Colorado have confirmed that a human has tested positive for the plague, a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease that’s typically spread through flea bites.

The infected individual is from Pueblo County, according to the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment.

While the plague conjures nightmares of flea-infested rats and dreary medieval villages filled with the dead and dying, in the modern day things aren't so grim.