Which of the following statements about the bubonic plague is NOT true?
A)is a disease of animals
B)may cause pneumonic plague
C)is transmitted from person to person
D)is frequently fatal

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Humans acquire bubonic plague from the bite of a flea feeding on a rat or other rodent infected with Y.pestis or when an open wound is exposed to the bacterium.If not treated,it enters the bloodstream and invades the lungs,causing pneumonic plague,which is less common and frequently fatal.Bubonic plague is not transmitted from person to person.

Which of the Following Statements About the Bubonic Plague Is