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« on: May 06, 2019, 08:53:43 PM »
It's not gone....


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/06/mongolian-couple-die-of-bubonic-plague-after-eating-marmot?fbclid=IwAR3qCM8Mn4pdwPA3iPlHxYTYmCG7JEi-e2diFWqw9TdbkZZYHWGViVuaGI4
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2019, 09:22:58 PM »
It never went away completely, however, it's generally controllable with modern medicines.
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2019, 01:42:05 AM »
Quote from: indianasmith on May 06, 2019, 09:22:58 PM
It never went away completely, however, it's generally controllable with modern medicines.

That's what my doctor told me  Wink
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2019, 01:49:41 AM »
In the US you have a few deaths from this every year (normally less than twenty, although it is rare that a year passes without someone getting infected). The last large scale outbreak in the states (that I've heard of) was following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, so yeah it has never quite gone away fully. Some strains of it are more treatable than others (although with antibiotics being outpaced by disease evolution and the rise of 'super bugs', this situation could change), but in general you are looking at an 11% mortality rate in a modern country.
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2019, 04:52:17 AM »
Quote from: indianasmith on May 06, 2019, 09:22:58 PM
It never went away completely, however, it's generally controllable with modern medicines.

If we had a major outbreak would we have enough medicines?  That's an issue I wonder about.
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2019, 08:32:43 AM »
I've seen plenty of these signs when I was growing up.
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2019, 03:54:04 PM »
me too, bushma, especially in upper new england.
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2019, 09:33:41 PM »
Quote from: 316zombie on May 07, 2019, 03:54:04 PM
me too, bushma, especially in upper new england.

Yup, I just grew up knowing the plague was still a thing and not to touch wild animals.
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« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2019, 02:33:52 PM »
there were times when it hurt my heart that i couldn't help a baby whose mama had been killed, but the rule was to call animal control or fish& wildlife to handle it.
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« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2019, 04:53:21 PM »
The scary thing about the black death is all it takes is for a couple dna base pairs to mutate and it could become a superbug again.
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« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2019, 05:44:55 PM »
Re: Remember the black death

Nah-I missed that.
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« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2019, 01:19:02 AM »
Quote from: RCMerchant on May 09, 2019, 05:44:55 PM
Re: Remember the black death

Nah-I missed that.

Damn, and there was me thinking there were two things on this forum old enough to remember the plague. Guess that just leaves Trevors underpants then.
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« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2019, 06:23:26 AM »
Quote from: Dark Alex on May 10, 2019, 01:19:02 AM
Damn, and there was me thinking there were two things on this forum old enough to remember the plague. Guess that just leaves Trevors underpants then.

Dang it.  I'm trying to not be sick first thing in the morning.  Can we please not bring up Trevor's undies?!
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