Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted October 12, 2011 There is a new article on why the Black Death was so deadly here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-13/stud...-plague/3555568 What an illustrious age for Death Poolers that must have been! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 6, 2020 China’s health authorities are on high alert after a suspected case of the infectious bubonic plague was reported Sunday from Inner Mongolia less than eight months after two cases of the same type of plague were reported from the same northern province. SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,086 Posted July 14, 2020 Arrives in Colorado: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1309579/bubonic-plague-black-death-us-china-mongolia-teen-dies-colorado-squirrel Trump will probably decry it as a hoax before stating categorically it has been illegally imported from the 17th century, on which he will impose a travel ban. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,096 Posted August 13, 2020 The return of a popular old favourite. "New Mexico man in his 20s dies of the PLAGUE, officials confirm" https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/new-mexico-man-in-his-20s-dies-of-the-plague-officials-confirm/ar-BB17SIGP?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 23, 2022 On Wednesday, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) announced that a resident of Waldo County, Maine, passed away after contracting Powassan virus, a rare but sometimes deadly tick-borne illness. “The adult developed neurologic symptoms and died while in the hospital,” the agency said in a statement. “This person likely became infected in Maine. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,096 Posted February 14 An Oregon resident is diagnosed with bubonic plague. Here’s what we know about symptoms and how to stay safe (msn.com) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 12 A New Mexico man contracted and died of plague in the state’s first recorded fatality from the disease since 2020, its public health agency announced Friday. The Lincoln County man, whose name was not released, succumbed to the illness after being hospitalized, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a statement. His was the first reported case of the rodent-origin bacterial disease since 2021. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 452 Posted March 12 As a note of comparison, the very last two recorded bubonic plague cases in the UK were in Suffolk in 1918, and the last cases of infected rats were in 1914. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,129 Posted March 12 3 hours ago, Sod's Law said: As a note of comparison, the very last two recorded bubonic plague cases in the UK were in Suffolk in 1918, and the last cases of infected rats were in 1914. In France, the last cases recorded were in Corsica in 1945. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,096 Posted July 10 Another case. This time in Colorado. Human case of Black Death plague confirmed in the US (msn.com) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
