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Doctors amputated the blackened extremi of Pl 'Steve' Gaylord an operatn that lasted two-and-a-half hours on Monday at the St Charl Medil Center Bend, Oregon.

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OREGON PLAGUE VICTIM PL GAYLORD WILL UNRGO SURGERY NEXT WEEK, BUT 'DOG GOOD'

Pl Gaylord will lose his fgers after he ntracted the black plague while attemptg to rcue a chokg t. * is paul gaylord still alive *

Gaylord, 59, is reverg at the St. It was like turng a page a book, " Gibb five to 10 s of the plague occur each year the Uned Stat, predomantly the southwtern part of the untry, said Sue Straley, a profsor at the Universy of Kentucky College of Medice and an expert on the plague, makg more "rare" to have a se the Pacific fect disease is rried by fleas and n fect humans and animals, Straley Gaylord's se, he ntracted the disease om his fay t, Charlie, when he tried to remove somethg bulgg om the t's throat.

PL GAYLORD TELLS HOW HE LOST HIS FGERS AND TO AFTER TCHG THE PLAGUE OM HIS T

Pl Gaylord's lung llapsed and his heart stopped after he ntracted the bubonic plague, leavg him on a life support mache * is paul gaylord still alive *

Gaylord reached to the animal's mouth to remove the bulge, which turned out to be a ront, Gibb he was unable to dislodge the moe, Charlie "lashed out" at Gaylord, "attackg him, " said Gibb. Gaylord shot Charlie to end the animal's sufferg and buried the pet, who had "been a part of the fay and was loved" for six years, his yard, Gibb days later, Gaylord awoke wh "flu-like symptoms. Gaylord was taken to the the hospal, where his fay was told he was " grave ndn" and his ans were begng to t was dug up om Gaylord's yard and tted posive for the plague, the Crook County Health Department nfirmed.

Gaylord spent a month the tensive re un at the St. Gaylord will no longer be able to ntue his work as a welr, but he's very optimistic and knows he is lucky to be alive. He's jt happy to be alive, " Gibb fay is hopg to raise money to build Gaylord a new hoe on his existg property, sce his current rince, a sgle-wi trailer, has a host of problems that uld be a threat to his weakened immune system.

PL GAYLORD UGHT BUBONIC PLAGUE OM HIS T AND NEARLY DIED.

Pl Gaylord ntracted the bubonic plague when he tried to get a ront out of the mouth of his t, gettg b the procs * is paul gaylord still alive *

Although s of the plague are rare and they are ually transmted to humans through a flea be, Straley, the plague expert, said Gaylord is particularly lucky. Pl Gaylord's lung llapsed and his heart stopped after he ntracted the bubonic plague, leavg him on a life support machePublished: 13:07, 26 Oct 2017Updated: 17:31, 27 Oct 2017A MAN who ught the bubonic plague om his pet t and nearly suffered an agonisg ath has revealed what was like to lose all fgers and to to the adly disease.

Pl Gaylord, who liv a remote part of Oregon, spoke about the horrific symptoms he suffered as the Black Death threatened his life – and even turned his hands black.

7 Pl Gaylord ught the bubonic plague om his fected t when b him after he tried to remove a ad moe om s throatCred: AP.

PL GAYLORD TELLS HOW HE LOST HIS FGERS AND TO AFTER TCHG THE PLAGUE OM HIS T

Pl Gaylord, of Preville, Oregon, has told how he me close to an agonisg ath after ntractg all three forms of the Black Death om a t be. * is paul gaylord still alive *

CNN spoke to two survivors, Lucda Marker and Pl Gaylord. Pl Gaylord.

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Pl Gaylord lived ral Oregon at the foot of the Cas Mountas. Gaylord’s t Charlie had gone missg for a few days.

Gaylord tried to take the moe out, and while dog so, scratched his fger on the t’s tooth. Gaylord felt the bt thg to do was to put him to sleep. Gaylord was feelg better, but several days later, h aga, while he and his wife were drivg.

<p><strong>Pl Gaylord</strong>: 'I had llapsed lungs, my heart stopped and my hands and feet turned black. Technilly, I shouldn't be here'</p> * is paul gaylord still alive *

” Gaylord’s se was more than the doctor uld handle, so he sent him to the emergency room, where they found the telltale bubo, the swollen lymph nos. I felt pretty sick, ” relled Gaylord. Gaylord was immediately sent to the tensive re un, where he was put on a ventilator bee his lungs had stopped workg.

His wife, Debbie Gaylord, relled that he had tub g out of everywhere and his entire body was swollen.

After accintally beg b by his t, Pl Gaylord is lucky to be alive. His t had fected Gaylord wh the plague. * is paul gaylord still alive *

“If I close my ey, feels like they are still there, ” Gaylord said of his missg to and fgers.

Doctors amputated the blackened extremi of Pl "Steve" Gaylord an operatn on Monday that lasted two-and-a-half hours. The surgery was a succs, but paful. * is paul gaylord still alive *

“I had physil therapy to help me exercise and learn how to walk aga, ” said Gaylord. AP Photo/The Gaylord Fay.

Pl Gaylord ught bubonic plague om his t and nearly died. How one man me days wh days of succumbg to the disease but miraculoly survived. * is paul gaylord still alive *

This photo supplied by the Gaylord fay taken July 11, 2012, at a hospal Bend, Ore., shows the blackened hand of Pl Gaylord as he revers om the bubonic plague, monly known as the "black ath. Gaylord ntracted the disease when he tried to pull a moe out of the mouth of his t, Charlie, bee was chokg on the ront.

Pl "Steve" Gaylord's future changed a moment of passn for a t. The 59-year-old Army veteran is on life support at St. Charl Medil Center-Bend. * is paul gaylord still alive *

This photo supplied by the Gaylord fay taken July 6, 2012, at a hospal Bend, Ore., shows Pl Gaylord as he revers om the plague.

Pl Gaylord, a retired man livg ral Oregon, recently shared tails om his horrific, near-ath experience after beg fected June 2013 wh Yersia ptis, also known as the plague. * is paul gaylord still alive *

This photo supplied by the Gaylord fay taken June 16, 2012, at a hospal Bend, Ore., shows Jake Gaylord (left) wh his father, Pl Gaylord, as he revers om the plague.

This undated photo supplied by the Gaylord fay shows Pl Gaylord at his Preville, Ore., home before he was fected wh the plague. Gaylord ntracted the plague when tryg to pull a moe out of the mouth of his t, Charlie, bee was chokg on the ront. This undated photo supplied by the Gaylord fay shows Pl Gaylord at his Preville, Ore., home before the disease.

This undated photo supplied by the Gaylord fay shows Pl Gaylord at his Preville, Ore., home. This photo supplied by the Gaylord fay taken July 5, 2012, at a hospal Bend, Ore., shows Pl Gaylord as he revers om the plague.

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