tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post7852473547797291271..comments2024-03-21T01:01:49.406-04:00Comments on The Phantom Soapbox: Bubonic Plague fleas found in Arizona.The Phantomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-32134401751024147632017-09-27T11:04:57.969-04:002017-09-27T11:04:57.969-04:00I agree, it is most likely to be stopped in the im...I agree, it is most likely to be stopped in the immediate area. Given healthcare in the USA the way it is practiced now.<br /><br />But.<br /><br />How many cases of this do you want to see, Linda? These are real people we're talking about, crammed in together in unsanitary conditions. The potential for a disaster is high.<br /><br />You are also assuming the infected people -get- healthcare. That will not necessarily be the case, if the authorities let them wander around out there the way they were doing in the Bush and Obama regimes. The Plague could easily infect dozens of people is some illegal shanty town in California, and kill a bunch of them before anyone thinks to call the ambulance.<br /><br />I'm saying there is a profound risk from plague fleas and plague in the South West desert environment, and the authorities are -ignoring- it.<br /><br />Can it happen in the USA? Oh. Yeah. It can: http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/Hepatitis_A.html<br /><br />Death toll so far, from Hep A, an eminently preventable disease, 17. That's not some third world crap hole like Haiti, m'dear, that's San Diego. Super liberal, super New Age beach town in California, home of Apple, Google, high technology.<br /><br />When you ignore basic public health rules and basic sanitation because of political mumbo-jumbo, Mother Nature will kick your ass every single time.The Phantomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159748429049446398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15888307.post-86731772043523908682017-09-27T10:37:24.207-04:002017-09-27T10:37:24.207-04:00Things have changed since the Plague Years.
We ha...Things have changed since the Plague Years.<br /><br />We have antibiotics. We understand the role of fleas, and alternate vectors in the spread of disease.<br /><br />So, no, this is more likely to be stopped in the immediate area.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com