The plague is back

[Eliot Rosewater]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7l8w8881qo


And the two stupidest people on earth are in charge of our healthcare system, it was nice knowing you.

I wish I hadn’t predicted that Kennedy would kill millions of us, but I did, I predicted he’d do away with most if not all vaccines. Watch.


You can see why I’m so angry at those folks I always talk about that wouldn’t happily support Hillary.😡

[Iris]

1. The article mentions there are in average 7 cases per year in US

according to CDC

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Only seven because we HAD a CDC and the people running the system that knew what they are doing,

We now have complete idiots who will do the opposite of what needs to be done to protect us.

Kennedy will eliminate all vaccines very soon.

[Iris]

5. True

[hlthe2b]

3. Yes. Pneumonic plague (most serious due to potential spread between people) is less common than bubonic plague...

(fever and buboes--i.e., swollen, painful lymph nodes). But it is seen each year in the West/Southwest. Fleas spread the bacteria, most often to prairie dogs, which can then pose a threat to other animals, especially cats and dogs--thus posing a threat to pet owners and veterinarians.

Plague is "back?" No. It never went away and is unlikely to ever do so. It could pose a big issue outside the West because of a failure to recognize it. However, in the West/Southwest, most physicians are more readily aware of it as a possibility, given consistent symptoms among those spending a lot of time in areas where infected animals/fleas can pose a threat. Tularemia (another flea-borne/animal excretia-spread bacterial infection is the most common infection that must be differentiated. If you have wild rabbits nearby in these areas and notice die-offs, tularemia is most likely the cause, and people can be exposed while doing gardening and yardwork.

When infected people present to physicians/ERs outside the West, there can be real difficulty in getting a timely and accurate diagnosis--especially when occupation, travel, and potential exposure histories are not obtained (an increasing problem in busy ERs).

However, CDC's epidemiologists, entomologists, and labs (both in Atlanta and Fort Collins, CO, have long been active in human, animal and vector surveillance, disease investigation, and laboratory confirmation has been impacted by these very unwise staff and funding cuts. We may all pay a price for this and other disease spread as a result. Physicians in these areas and other knowledgeable health care staff know the risks being posed by DOGE and RFK Jr's cluelessness. But, alas...

[ananda]

6. Edit and put a little of the article in your post.

I didn't know what you meant by plague.

Sheesh

[ms liberty]

7. There are a few cases every year. Its not something to worry about.

Worry about the next new emerging plague instead.

[Swede]

8. Sure, why not?