[lbryce]

That an illness of his magnitude has erupted in one of Chinese cities and has been quarantined as a result really should come as no surprise. The Chinese had spawned highly virulent,deadly the SARS virus a few years back and now seem instrumental in having facilitated the Bubonic plaque among its cities.

Studying the eating habits of Chinese, should being no surprise at the frequent outbreak of such diseases. The Chinese diet includes animals of questionable origins the health of which are not known nor really ever tested. The entrepreneurs promoting these exotic have no incentive to insure they're animals are safe and healthy. The SARS virus was said to be started bt an animal called A Civit Cat, causing untold number of loss of life.

It is no mere exaggeration to say the Chinese eat anything with four legs except for the table.

[a fool in paradise]

Obama would open the borders for them. Come on in. Big tent. #WEMUSTDOSOMETHINGSOHASHTAGSRUS

[JRandomFreeper]

They should kill all the cats in the city. That will help. And burn some witches.

/johnny

[Tailback]

Did you mean Serval cat?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval

[JRandomFreeper]

You do know that black plague comes from flea bites... right?

/johnny

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“the Bubonic plaque”
T<hey just need to brush their teeth more often!

[melsec]

Just read a book online called ‘The Plague’ by Albert Camus - not a bad read - it’s translated from French so it is a little clunky but it gives a good insight into what it might be like living in a closed off community battling the plague and how people might have dealt with it!

[Chickensoup]

Isn’t that the Moslim section of China?

[OrangeHoof]

Where’s the “That’s Racist” boy for the Black Plague?

Can we please quarantine the Black Plague in the White House while we’re at it?

[DoodleDawg]

The Chinese diet includes animals of questionable origins the health of which are not known nor really ever tested.

So do most of their food exports.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

RATS! RATS!
They fought the dogs,
and killed the cats,
and bit the babies int heir cradles.

from the PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

[Gamecock]

Must have been immigrants from India.

[DannyTN]

What is an animal of questionable origin?

[MeganC]

CNN is now calling this Pneumonic Plague.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/23/world/asia/plague-china-quarantine/

My guess is it’s really a moslem uprising and the Chinese are telling the world it’s plague to explain away all the deaths that are about to occur.