06-16-22, 09:40 AM
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Gefallen Engel U-666
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Originally Posted by Commander Wallace
This was a fascinating read. With modern anti biotics and innoculations, we are able to effectively combat bacterial and viral infections. In the medieval period, they had none of these things nor even knew or understood what was killing them.
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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
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except when misdiagnosed as pneumonia; as befell a Tahoe camper friend of mine who died of Bubonic plague which is active in California. A epidemic killed 119 in the early 1900's in SF's Chinatown; and the bacteria is known to be in Sierra ground squirrels and Tahoe chipmunks. A decade (or longer) ago, I recollect a hunter who skinned a bobcat that feeds on such critters also died in California from the plague.
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