BluePeony :bow_blue: · @pivoinebleue
2520 followers · 21252 posts · Server mstdn.social
OMG! 😳
The #Bubonic #Plague Reemerges in #China - The Messenger
https://themessenger.com/health/the-bubonic-plague-reemerges-in-china
> Three cases of the Medieval disease were recorded this month
>Chinese officials confirmed cases of the bubonic plague in the country, raising the total case count to three this year.
Oden · @Gjallarhornet
1034 followers · 8833 posts · Server mastodon.nu
Copernicus (Official) · @copernicus
186 followers · 171 posts · Server kolektiva.socialThere 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?
#bubonic #plague #smallpox #ebola #meningitis #polio #cholera #diptheria #Pertussis #covid #influenza #pneumonia #tuberculosis #mpox #malaria #hepatitis #mask #diseases