Pneumonic Plague in China - Similar crises in U.S. soon?

[LookingGIasss]

Informative video and thank you for posting.

[Kennedy1op]

No problem.

[VaccinationAwareness]

Interesting this given the crisis in the Western Ukraine and yet the WHO said it was only H1N1 and rumours it was over hyped for political reasons.

[centervilletn]

ukraine is reporting the same thing...google urkraine pneumonic plague...big serious problem...explains a lot...

[bahabeauty87]

didnt they report on this two months ago but at the time it was considered an unknown disease that was similar to aids i guess they found a name

[Kennedy1op]

I don't know if they are the same thing or not.

[centervilletn]

a florida virologist developed a vaccine...it is my understanding that he mysteriously commited suicide by jumping off a bridge in memphis..

[moob744]

"Pneumonic plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment with antibiotics. Plague is also recognized as a potential agent of bioterrorism. It has been used, or considered for use, as a biologic weapon on several occasions. It is important for the medical community to be familiar with the epidemiology, diagnosis, and symptoms of plague so it can deliver an appropriate and calm response should the unthinkable happen".(Baylor University,Texas,April 2005)

[mike29571]

Yep. Let's hope they keep it quarantined.

Note: European descendants are less likely to catch it, because they descended from those exposed to the bubonic form of this bacteria.

[newcastlebooks]

Oh please Mike!

Do us a favour!

[moob744]

Small comfort to the....hmm...did they say Ethnic-Tibetans?

No, surely-not? HOWEVER...

A 1940 plague epidemic occurred in China following a Japanese attack that involved dropping sacks of infected fleas out of airplanes. Today, experts predict that plague would likely be weaponized in the form of an aerosol, resulting in an outbreak of pneumonic plague. However, low-tech, VERMIN-based attacks are still possible?