Pneumonic plague in Russia

[Orphia Nay]

Stories are emerging about a pneumonic 'plague' spreading in Siberia.

Russia rails against online 'plague' claims, but few in Irkutsk trust authorities

Russia's health watchdog warns fake information is circulating online about a mystery illness amid growing questions about the death of a woman in Siberia last week.

www.abc.net.au

 

[P.J. Denyer]

From a dropped test tube. We're aparently living in the first scene from Resident Evil.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

If China isn't worried, neither am I

 

[catsmate]

From a dropped test tube. We're aparently living in the first scene from Resident Evil.

I was thinking Survivors.

 

[Safe-Keeper]

I'm not sure if I like this inciting incident better than the infected bat at the wet market. It feels more thematically appropriate, but also a whole lot less creative. The whole 'there's an outbreak but the government is covering it up' angle is a bit trite, too.

 

[P.J. Denyer]

I was thinking Survivors.

If anyone's dreaming of an elderly black woman on the porch of a farmhouse, or a bad ass dude in old cowboy boots with worn down heels we've got a real problem..

 

[Planigale]

Pneumonic plague; easy to treat; not an issue.

Yes in the fourteenth century they didn't have antibiotics.

This is really a non-issue.

 

[rjh01]

It could be anything from a non-issue to the next Covid 19. Antibiotics may, or may not work. We will find out in the next few months.
I suggest you start buying extra long life food items and other consumable items that keep. In a few months time toilet paper could be short again.

 

[Helen]

Has anyone confirmed that she (and a possible second victim) died of pneumoic plague yet? And isn't the transmission rate rather low?

 

[The Great Zaganza]

China has a huge presence and interest in Siberia because of the resources it provides.
It also has unparalleled experience in dealing with a pandemic.

If this is anything serious we would see a strong reaction of border controls and preparations for lock-downs.

I think this is being hyped for clicks and digs at Russia.

 

[alfaniner]

At least this time we know right up front where it started and don't have to have MAGAMorons blaming Fauci. But they will anyway.

 

[theprestige]

Pneumonic plague is a subset of septicemic plague, which is a bacterial infection carried by several animals and transmissible to humans. Given that this outbreak is in BFE Siberia, in Russia, in 2026, I'm betting the root cause is lack of proper hygiene protocols, or lack of attention to hygiene, rather than any kind of Umbrella Corp scenario.

I do, however, find it hilarious that when coronavirus gain of function research escapes containment, pointing that out is racist. But when hapless Russians have a septicemic plague outbreak due to poor hygiene in a failed state with collapsing infrastructure, everyone immediately thinks maybe it's the work of criminal masterminds whose reach exceeds their grasp.

 

[Planigale]

Has anyone confirmed that she (and a possible second victim) died of pneumoic plague yet? And isn't the transmission rate rather low?

No, most likely not plague. Someone who worked with Y. pestis died. Nothing to suggest this was plague (which they were likely vaccinated against if they were working with it). Plague naturally circulates in the rodents in Siberia, plague is endemic in the US and roughly five people catch plague in the US every year. This is a non-issue, primarily anti-russian click bait.

Plague Maps and Statistics

Human plague still occurs in the western US, with most cases in northern New Mexico and Arizona.

www.cdc.gov

Plague vaccine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The evolution and genetics of plague are interesting and quite well understood the various pandemics map to the acquisition of new pathogenic genes.

Yersinia pestis and plague: an updated view on evolution, virulence determinants, immune subversion, vaccination, and diagnostics - Genes & Immunity

Plague is a vector-borne disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Transmitted by fleas from rodent reservoirs, Y. pestis emerged <6000 years ago from an enteric bacterial ancestor through events of gene gain and genome reduction. It is a highly remarkable model for the understanding of pathogenic...

www.nature.com

Pathogenic Yersiniae | British Society for Immunology

www.immunology.org

Plagued by a cryptic clock: insight and issues from the global phylogeny of Yersinia pestis - Communications Biology

The emergence of the plague pathogen throughout history is investigated using molecular clock modelling and phylogenetic analyses.

www.nature.com

 

[ZirconBlue]

Pneumonic plague, huh? Is that a plague that helps you remember stuff?

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Pneumonic plague, huh? Is that a plague that helps you remember stuff?

Nope. You use it to blow up beach balls.