Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoArizona resident dies from plague, health officials saywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down12cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up1313arrow-down1external-linkArizona resident dies from plague, health officials saywww.bbc.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square43linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squarechaosCruiserlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·2 months agoPeople usually think that Yersinia pestis was left in the Middle Ages, but that’s not the case. Just let the rats breed, and you can create another plague epidemic.
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoYou’d also need to make it immune to the various antibiotics that work on it. Otherwise it’s not particularly difficult to treat with modern medicine.
minus-squareByteJunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoThat’s really hard, which is why they went with preventing people from being able to access healthcare.
People usually think that Yersinia pestis was left in the Middle Ages, but that’s not the case. Just let the rats breed, and you can create another plague epidemic.
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You’d also need to make it immune to the various antibiotics that work on it. Otherwise it’s not particularly difficult to treat with modern medicine.
That’s really hard, which is why they went with preventing people from being able to access healthcare.