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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 days ago

Arizona resident dies from plague, health officials say

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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 days ago
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Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague, health officials say
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This was the first recorded death from the disease in Coconino County since 2007.
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    This was the first recorded death from the disease in the county since 2007

    … What?

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      Plague is still around, but people don’t really die from it any more because of modern medicine.

      Very fitting that the Americans are about to get rid of modern medicine.

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        There are three types of black death :

        Bubonic plague, you get in glands in your armpits - rarely fatal nowadays.

        Pneumonic plague in your lungs, which can be fatal if not treated early.

        Haemhorragic plague in the brain, which is almost always fatal. Its only painful for a day, then you don’t notice it. 40 days later, your brain literally explodes.

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        There are places along the highway in northern California that have signs warning you not to walk into the forest because you could get the plague.

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        Well… some areas of America are.

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          Federally

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        Yeah jt stopped being a problem because it’s an easy bacteria

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      A biologist, Eric York, caught the plague from a mountain lion from Yellowstone that had fleas with the plague. This is the 2007 incident.

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        Don’t ruin Yellowstone for me please.

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          I’ve been there. It’s beautiful. It’s also very easy to stay a respectful distance away from the wildlife. I don’t understand what you mean by “ruin”.

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          Don’t ruin Mountain Lions! Plague or not, I will fully accept the consequences for petting a mountain lion.

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          Just don’t fight with lions and you’ll be fine.

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            What if they start it?

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              No idea, ask your lawyer.

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                I dumped him and quit the gym. Wait, this is why I don’t have a wife…

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      The plague is still around. Black-tailed prairie dogs can carry it in the US.

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        Well I’m glad there are competent and responsible people in charge of disease control. Oh wait…

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      There have been plague signs all over the woodland areas in my part of the country for decades.

      People don’t die from it anymore because of antibiotics.

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        That was the part I found surprising. That somebody died from it. Maybe it wasn’t diagnosed soon enough or they had comorbidities or something.

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