[swain_forkbeard]

“’The plague, in general, is highly treatable if you can catch it and diagnose it early, and don’t ignore the symptoms,’ Bolser said.

Symptoms of bubonic plague include high fever, extreme fatigue and painful swollen lymph nodes.”

Right. Go to the doctor and complain about high fever and fatigue. See how quickly it gets diagnosed as plague.

[EBH]

Naw...it is just the summer flu...

Folks keep your pets up to date with their flea treatments!

[KarlInOhio]

Right. Go to the doctor and complain about high fever and fatigue. See how quickly it gets diagnosed as plague.

My doctor sent me to a specialist right away.

[BuffaloJack]

> Right. Go to the doctor and complain about high fever and fatigue. See how quickly it gets diagnosed as plague.

I know you meant it a sarcasm, but that is exactly what happened to me in December 1970. I was in Vietnam and I went to the field hospital to complain of being sick. I went back every day after that and finally on the 4th day, they admitted me. It took them another week to determine that I had become infected bubonic plague from the immunization shot. I got out of the hospital 24 days later and 64 pounds lighter.

[beaversmom]

Some doctors are pretty useless. Unless I’ve got a limb severed or a knife stuck in my forehead, I’ll treat my stuff at home. I had a stomach ailment for about 3 weeks. Went to the doctor after it didn’t go away after a week. He pressed on my belly, told me it was probably a virus, and charged $200.

[TASMANIANRED]

The will get a lot better after a couple of thousand die.

[NWFLConservative]

Symptoms of plague include high fever (102º+), moderate to severe dehydration, swollen, tender and hot lymph nodes and malaise. If you present to your doctor or especially the ER with these symptoms, you can rest assured that blood cultures will be drawn and sent to the MB lab for C&S (Culture and Sensitivity). Y. pestis cultures well and quickly and you cannot mistake the "safety pin" appearance under the scope when the slides are stained with Wayson Stain.

[jocon307]

“See how quickly it gets diagnosed as plague.”

Well, the lymph node swelling is the tie-breaker. Those are the “bubous”.

[garjog]

““’The plague, in general, is highly treatable if you can catch it and diagnose it early, and don’t ignore the symptoms,’ Bolser said.”

Oh, yes. In merely three days after you bleed from every pour of your lump covered body the symptoms disappear completely and the patient is free from all pain (also dead, but it is an efficient death).

"Other symptoms include heavy breathing, continuous blood vomiting, urination of blood[citation needed], aching limbs, coughing, and extreme pain. The pain is usually caused by the decaying or decomposing of the skin while the person is still alive. Additional symptoms include extreme fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, lenticulae (black dots scattered throughout the body), delirium and coma."