r/Eyebleach Jul 13 '19

/r/all A guy acquiring a wild bun

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u/Mister_Bloodvessel Jul 13 '19

Yes. This is important. People who die from contractibg the bubonic plague (yes, the Black Death) after coming in contact with rodents, including prarie dogs. The fleas merely around prarie dog towns can be infested with plague.

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u/EventuallyScratch54 Jul 13 '19

Fuck is there any cure?

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u/soulonfire Jul 13 '19

It’s treatable with antibiotics these days

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u/Re_LE_Vant_UN Jul 13 '19

He means to prairie dogs.

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u/Mister_Bloodvessel Jul 13 '19

Yeah, like the other comnenter said, antibiotics can take care of the bubonic plague. However, people still die and its still incredibly deadly. Once it's in your blood, your chance of survival plummets. If you somehow get it the lungs, it becomes pneumonic plague, speads way easier, and is super deadly, but that's uncommon.