What is the plague? And can you contract it in Belgium?

A man died suddenly of the plague in the United States this week. Striking, because the ‘Black Death’ has been eradicated in most Western countries for decades. How can you catch it today? And what are the chances that you will become infected in Belgium? We asked the five most important questions to infectious disease specialist Steven Van Den Broucke. “In theory, your pet can pass it on.”