August 8, 20205 yr I just read a report. It seems China has closed down part of Mongolia as there has been 2 Bubonic plague cases, one dead and one alive, so 50/50. The previous Bubonic plague killed over 200 million people, should we be worried?.
August 8, 20205 yr No need to worry, all those susceptible died. Like most of the old style big killers, they're all a bit weak and tired now.
August 8, 20205 yr Author It was on a UK newspaper site that pops up on my screen, sorry didn't take much notice of which one it was, however you can look it up on google, it's also mentioned on there.
August 8, 20205 yr https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/07/asia/china-mongolia-bubonic-plague-death-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html
August 8, 20205 yr Fortunately the plague seems still be easily treated with antibiotics. More worry to cross the street here.
August 8, 20205 yr Popular Post 6 minutes ago, timendres said: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/07/asia/china-mongolia-bubonic-plague-death-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html Quote In May 2019, another couple in Mongolia died from the plague after eating the raw kidney of a marmot, thought to be a folk remedy for good health. Ignorance and superstition is THE ineradicable plague.
August 8, 20205 yr 15 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Fortunately the plague seems still be easily treated with antibiotics. More worry to cross the street here. Yes, crossing the street is more dangerous if you use statistic to calculate. If the virus is not air borne it is not that dangerous.
August 8, 20205 yr Popular Post 19 minutes ago, poloshirt said: Yes, crossing the street is more dangerous if you use statistic to calculate. If the virus is not air borne it is not that dangerous. It is actually a bacteria. Otherwise, antibiotics would be of no assistance. According to the article, 16% of those infected still die, even with treatment. That is much worse than COVID-19.
August 8, 20205 yr nothing to worry about, unless you plan to travel to inner mongolia. ...........or colorado. https://nypost.com/2020/07/17/first-human-case-of-bubonic-plague-since-2015-reported-in-colorado/
August 8, 20205 yr Popular Post Don't be so dismissive as to the potential for death. Yersinia pestis is now resistant to antibiotics and some African strains are now resistant. There are multiple outbreaks around the world which the WHO has been able to contain. Recent epidemics were in Africa (Congo and Madagascar). The problem with bubonic plague is that the bacteria easily mutates and the vehicle of change is that the fleas which carry the bacteria come into contact with other bacteria that are antibiotic resistant. Remember that there are two versions of the plague; The first is the respiratory version; pneumonic plague and is 100% fatal. No one survives if untreated. No one. The second is the common version we are more likely to see reported: The swollen lymph nodes and the ghastly rotting of the flesh. It has about a 50% chance of death. The second variant might be ignored by some of our TVF members who do not have good hygiene as they may find it indistinguishable from their normal state.
August 9, 20205 yr Most of those with a weakened immune system susceptible to bubonic plague have already caught and died from Covid-19. It takes a pandemic to stop a pandemic.
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