21. She pulls up an image on a computer screen showing a distinct pneumonic streak. 22. Residents hold onto supplies of tetracycline, the antibiotic that cures the pneumonic plague. 23. There is no vaccine to prevent pneumonic plague. 24. Four deaths from pneumonic plague had been confirmed prior to Saturday's announcement. 25. In February, pneumonic plague killed six people, and a dozen were hospitalized. 26. Aerosolized pneumonic plague remains the most significant threat. 27. Untreated pneumonic plague is generally fatal, but prompt treatment can be life-saving. 28. She said this made it less likely that any of the patients had pneumonic plague. 29. But other doctors say a negative sputum test does not necessarily rule out pneumonic plague. 30. Pneumonic plague is passed in contaminated sputum.
