#bubonic — Public Fediverse posts

some light evening read #plague #bubonic #apropos #notsureyouknew

'As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with the return of the #bubonic #plague and a newly rediscovered “#zombie” #virus, now we’ve got to worry about the world turning into a scene from The Last of Us.'

https://brobible.com/culture/article/new-mystery-fungi-species-harmful-humans/

#Fungi #Health

@NewtonMark 👀 😬

"The #bubonic #plague spreads to humans or animals through a bite from an infected flea or by contact with an animal sick with the disease."

There is social pressure to disregard safety protections such as wearing a #mask or elbow bumping as opposed to shaking hands.

It seems like a sort of tribal affirmation "I am not afraid of no stinking microbes and our friendship is worth more than any increment of risk this close contact entails".

And with that, millions and millions of people have contracted #diseases including #bubonic #plague #smallpox #ebola #meningitis #polio #cholera #diptheria #pertussis #covid #influenza #pneumonia #tuberculosis #mpox #malaria #hepatitis

Extra credit: which diseases in that list are NOT contracted by close contact?