Oregon health officials have confirmed a resident contracted a case of bubonic plague, saying in a release that the disease was likely given to them via their pet cat. “Fortunately, this case was identified and treated in the earlier stages of the disease, posing little risk to the community,” they said. While rare, plague cases are not unheard of. Read more from CBS News about the disease and how much of a threat it poses.
4 Jan 1642: Richard Farnham, self-proclaimed prophet, buried at St. Mary #Whitechapel#otd The weaver Farnham - contrary to his own prophecy - had died of the #plague (eebo)
Did you know that AD 536 is considered by some to be the #worst year in #human#history?
A #volcano erupted, then 2 more. The average #temperature fell by 2.7°C. Snow fell in China, destroying the #harvest. A fog started to darken the skies above #Europe, #Asia & the Middle East.
Soon after, the Justinian #Plague arrived (AD 541).
It would take 1.5 years for the sun to shine again, 8 for the plague to leave & until 560 for the temperatures to rise again.
With ONE WEEK to go, @TealCartoons & I have just received our finished copies of #PlagueBusters! Thrill your kids - big or small - with tales of history's deadliest diseases. 💀
Interesting response (at least, what I interpret), when i teach Wilderness First Aid:
"This is a skill/information that might save someone's else's life": "Oh, cool!"
"This is a skill/information that might save your life":
Uneasy silence.
"This is something I've run across in the past.": "Wow, that's crazy!"
"This is something you might run across because climate change is making things much, much worse": Uneasy silence.
@ai6yr Same here. As a historian (medieval studies), I immediately thought "Black Death 2.0." Different vector, same issues. The #Plague kept returning throughout so that by the end of the 14th century, the European population decreased by ⅓ to ½ of that before 1347 (estimates vary).
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