California reports first bubonic plague case in 5 years

[jlw]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/08/18/california-reports-first-bubon.html

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[KathyPartdeux]

I have one word for you, Permethrin!

[gracchus]

I’ll just re-purpose this comment from an earlier topic:

@gracchus

Remember when regular rolling blackouts bubonic plague outbreaks were only for developing nations? Climate change Science denialism is doing its part to accelerate the U.S.'s return to banana republic(an) status.

[Punchcard]

Fortunately, while a novelty and decent headline grabber, bubonic plauge is pretty readily treatable with modern antibiotics. This is the least thing I’m worried about this year.

[mmascari]

@gracchus

Remember when bubonic plague outbreaks were only for developing nations?

It’s actually common in the southwest. It’s one of the many reasons you should avoid prairie dogs in Arizona.

[kennykb]

@gracchus

Remember when regular rolling blackouts bubonic plague outbreaks were only for developing nations?

Plague has been endemic here, since basically forever. There are isolated cases in the Southwest almost every year. We mostly have good enough sanitation to keep it from spreading. I dread the day when it breaks out in some place like an ICE detention camp. I’m sure there’s a certain political faction in the USA that salivates at the idea, though.

@Punchcard

Fortunately, while a novelty and decent headline grabber, bubonic plauge is pretty readily treatable with modern antibiotics. This is the least thing I’m worried about this year.

Uhm, it’s not at the head of my list of worries, either, but multidrug-resistant Yersinia pestis is a thing.

[Deborah_Caruso]

Sitting here, waiting for the frogs to rain from the sky.

[DiveGirl]

@mmascari

It’s actually common in the southwest. It’s one of the many reasons you should avoid prairie dogs in Arizona.

“This is what happens when you f*ck a prairie dog in Arizona!”

[awfulhorrid]

@Deborah_Caruso

Sitting here, waiting for the frogs to rain from the sky.

Fuck it, let’s go all in on this thing. Fire spitting frogs, huge ones, which leave behind vapor clouds of acidic / poisonous gas. I’d settle for some nice, normal zombies, myself. I’ve been running with the “Zombies! Run” app long enough that it would seem downright normal.

[cannibalpeas]

@mmascari

It’s one of the many reasons you should avoid prairie dogs in Arizona.

What!?! I’ve already booked the flight!

[benignbodger]

Because 2020.

[Bobo]

Don’t forget the Hantavirus!

We’ve got that too!