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Wikipedia says that people who contract plague are 10% likely to die with treatment, and 70% likely without treatment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_(disease)

The catch is that treatment must be administered in time. It's a fast-moving disease. Those stats vary a lot depending on how late medical intervention is.

Thanks for the follow up. That is..shocking.

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