Two diagnosed with Black Death in Beijing as authorities rush to contain disease

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Chinese censors scrub mentions of the plague from Weibo after two people are struck down with the same disease that once wiped out almost a third of the European population.

According to China's National Health Commission, five people died from the plague between 2014 and September this year.

In May, a Mongolian couple died from the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot kidney. Marmots, which are a large ground squirrels, are known to be carriers of the plague germ. And in 2014, a man died of the plague in north-western Gansu province in China, sparking the quarantine of 151 people. The 30,000 people who live in Yumen, the town where the man died, were also prevented from leaving, with police at roadblocks placed on the town perimeter.In Europe in the Middle Ages,

 

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If it becomes airborne it could wipe out 3 billion people.

Time for world population control blackdeath

When China says there are only 2 cases, it means there could possibly be more. When China says it’s under control, it means its not. they made similar statement before SARS and ASF became widespread.

When Y. pestis becomes anti-biotic resistant is when this is news. Otherwise clickbait.

Now there's something China can export to the USA!

On average there are 7 cases in the states every year.. 7! Any reason why as soon as there are 2 cases in China it's a headline? Ulterior motive maybe ABC?

Uh hang on....what?

The Black Death! Big F*cking deal..... Not! Today, this disease is easily treated with modern antibiotics, it's been around for centuries and around the world claims a few lives each year. (On average in the USA, approx 1 to 17 cases are logged per annum resulting in 7 deaths!

What, plague? Fkn end of times

China uses half of worlds antibiotics in factory farming. Their factory farming is appalling cruel & a healthrisk for global pandemic Chinese hocus pocus mentality also eat endangered species, dogs & cats. China a threat to global health. blackdeath

ABCscience Are we still calling it “Black Death“ 600 years later? It’s bubonic plague, and we have cases in America too.

Don't be surprised if these 2 cases of Black Death are faked. They might be a smokescreen created by China, who intends to release the plague on the world, and is using these 2 cases to give the appearance of an accidental outbreak, rather than intentional one.

To put this in context: Quote: 'In the United States, there've been anywhere from a few to a few dozen cases of plague every year...' But of course, that's not a headline could throw shade on China with, which is the name of the game these days.

San Francisco was odds on favourite. Bookies must be hurting.

I wonder if they had been to Madagascar recently.

Black Death, plaque, Beijing isn't that like in the populous country on earth?

Black death..... thats racist!

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Two people in China infected with plague, the disease tied to Black DeathThe patients were quickly isolated and health officials investigated everyone who could have been exposed to them, authorities said. China had an outbreak last century. That’s when they worked out it was yersinia pestis during the Black Death. It’s no biggie. Easily treated with antibiotics. The real news is the Ebola outbreak in the Congo. The 2nd biggest ever.... Maybe the Communist party should worry more about its populations health than trying to control their freedom.
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