I covered that in illness. I think we are better armed to handle epidemic infectious disease than we ever have been, and a Black Plague level of population dec

I covered that in illness. I think we are better armed to handle epidemic infectious disease than we ever have been, and a Black Plague level of population decrease is unlikely for a few reasons. 1. The disease model is very useful for identifying root causes of infection. Knowledge is a very powerful tool in prevention. 2. We have experience fighting infectious disease that do not respond to anti-biotics. They are a very powerful tool, but not our only tool. 3. State level actors, such as the United States CDC, have broad authority in the case of epidemics. Antibiotic resistant bacteria is a scenario they have war gamed many times, and a situation they monitor closely.