Posted on 03/03/2018 8:41:49 AM PST by BenLurkin
David Markman, from Colorado State University who led the study, said that plague is endemic in many different parts of the world and its origins are still not well understood.
"The interesting and troubling part of plague, and part of the reason why there are so many unanswered questions, is that it is present in many different environments - from the jungle to the desert and everywhere in between.
"It's difficult to find one mechanism that unites all these different locations which explains when, where and why plague breaks out when it does," he said.
The researchers identified amoebae, bugs that live in soil and water and which are known breeding grounds for disease, as possible culprits that are protecting the plague pathogens.
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Using a genetically altered strain of plague that glows bright green the scientists observed the amoebae ingesting the plague. They then saw that the plague pathogens were alive and replicating in the amoebae.
The team says their research does not mean that this process occurs naturally but is an important theory because scientists have never properly understood how plague recurs after lying dormant.
Mr Markman warned that his research had worrying implications for bioterrorism.
"Some nefarious agent or actor could easily infect an amoeba and the amoeba could be spread into the water supply or sprayed over a crop field.
"There are hundreds of other human and animal pathogens that can survive and multiply inside amoeba but throughout all humanity plague is the most deadly pathogen we have seen," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
There is definitely a plague of liberalism running rampant.....
Don't know if it does any good. But I always do it. I hang on to them if they're dripping alcohol and keep cleaning my hands. /slight germophobe since people don’t often wash their hands
Hmpf. How is this thread different from the one of Iran believing we have sent lizard spies into their nookear labs?
Jes’ axin’... ;o]
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We’re not hijacking this one?
And yet the EPA limits total silver, not just ionic, to 5 ppm while your state/local limits are lower, often so low as to drive industry away. Silver is only reactive in the ionic state and for some reason scares regulators mightily, and here you are recommending it. Someone is misguided...
I thought we had lizards with GPS and frequency-hopping laser beams.
But I’ve been missing some of the meetings because of bowling night, so there’s that.
Broward County’s Scott Israel: If you see something; do NOTHING!
Having worked in hospitals for years I can add...wash your hands and face several times a day. Various pathogens love to enter you through mucous membranes.
[wash your hands and face several times a day]
Yes, excellent advice.
Good advice. Also, sanitize or wash your hands after handling incoming mail and packages.
LOL! Too bad we can’t keep it in reserve!
Ever heard of heavy metal positioning?
Is Silver Harmful to Humans?
Unlike other metals such as lead and mercury, silver is not toxic to humans and is not known to cause cancer, reproductive or neurological damage, or other chronic adverse effects.
Dosage?
Good point!
That's pretty far-fetched, uh, wait, what?
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Old farmers knew that if the compressor on the milk tank went out, throw in a couple of silver dollars to keep the somatic cell count down. Silver is anti-bacterial.
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