California can't seem to escape disaster, whether it's out-of-control wildfires, skyrocketing crime, rampant homelessness, or the latest nightmare: the plague.

Authorities believe the individual contracted the disease after being bitten by a flea while camping in the Tahoe area.

The El Dorado County Environmental Management Division and Public Health Division claim the patient is recovering at home under medical care.

Kyle Fliflet, the county's "Acting Director of Public Health," brushed off the seriousness of the matter by noting, "Plague is naturally present in many parts of California."

California is back to the days of medieval diseases, all while Gavin Newsom and state Democrats obsess over "climate change" and sanctuary policies.