For many people, <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/bubonic-plague-spread/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri?" target="_blank">bubonic plague</a> is an illness that seems squarely situated in medieval times. But each year, a handful of human cases pop up in the western United States. Plague can be treated successfully with modern medicine. But <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/bubonic-plague-spread/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri?" target="_blank">why does it still exist</a>, and how should we think about it both locally and globally? Plague researcher Viveka Vadyvaloo joins Host Flora Lichtman to talk all things spread and containment.Guest: Dr. Viveka Vadyvaloo is a plague researcher and director of the Allen School for Global Health at Washington State University.Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/bubonic-plague-spread/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri?" target="_blank">sciencefriday.com.</a> 
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