“An outbreak of flea-borne typhus ...”
Flea-borne disease, huh? Let’s see. What other famous flea-borne disease is there? One that’s already present in the small mammal populations in the Southwest, and already is responsible for around a dozen cases a year?
It’s right here on the tip of my tongue. Oh, yeah. I got it.
THE BLACK DEATH. Welcome to the 14th century, folks.
Bring out your dead!