Plague: What to Know in 2019

[rangerrebew]

Plague: What to Know in 2019
By Kathleen Doheny
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Jan. 18, 2019 -- Wyoming's Department of Health has confirmed another case of plague in a cat, the third in the past 6 months in the state.

No human cases of plague, spread by fleas, have been reported during that time, but public health officials are advising people to practice flea control for their household pets and to take animals who appear sick to the vet immediately.

"Most of the cats had a history of going outside," says Karl Musgrave, DVM, state public health veterinarian.

They probably were exposed to fleas when outside hunting rodents, he says. With awareness of the symptoms, and prompt treatment, the disease is treatable in pets and humans, he says.

"The cats all lived," Musgrave says.

https://pets.webmd.com/cats/news/20190118/plague-what-to-know-in-2019

[jmyrlefuller]

As much as Darwinian evolution is accurate, the natural selection of humankind in previous plagues means most of us are already resistant or immune to the plague.

The one thing that sorely disappoints me about modern society is that immunity to disease is not even a factor to most people when it comes to choosing partners.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

As much as Darwinian evolution is accurate, the natural selection of humankind in previous plagues means most of us are already resistant or immune to the plague.

The one thing that sorely disappoints me about modern society is that immunity to disease is not even a factor to most people when it comes to choosing partners.

?

So, what you got up your sleeve for when Uncle Sugar releases some of that yummy weaponized Ebola we just had to go collect last year?

[Smokin Joe]

Relax, Citizen! Captain Tripps is good for you!