California Resident Tests Positive for Plague. What to Know About the Disease
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A California resident has tested positive for plague, a relatively rare disease, sparking discussion about its occurrence and statistics.
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The interpretation of "common" will vary:
> [In recent decades, a]n average of seven human plague cases are reported each year in the United States
> The last urban plague epidemic in the United States occurred in Los Angeles from 1924 through 1925
https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps-statistics/index.html
For example, in a world were some people (even those of a medical background, looking at data) die of rabies because "oh look a wild animal approaching with a sad face, he wants a little cuddle" ("it's sick, madam").
> though 50% of cases occur in people ages 12–45
...that's already near half of the USA population.)
Wasnt he the hacker in the The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
The girl with the dragon tattoo, The girl who played with fire and The girl who kicked the hornets nest.
Bubonic plague however is the most common form of plague worldwide.
According to the WHO, between 2010 and 2015 there were 3,248 cases out of the worlds population of 8.2 billion, of which 584 people died. so we can safely say we are safe
I love the word Plague, I keep saying it in my head.
Dont get bitten by a rat
If you imagined a counterfactual reality in which the plague had disappeared (it has not), in which death would the problem (that's subjective), in which the one in a million events would be literally negligible (they are not), then you would for some reason conclude that irrational label of "safety".
> Dont get bitten by a rat
That's not how it works.
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> I keep saying it in my head
Pretty please.