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Antibiotics. Yersenia pestis is a bacteria that can be killed by most antibiotics
by LarsDu88 1y ago
Antibiotics. Yersenia pestis is a bacteria that can be killed by most antibiotics
- bigiain 1y agoAnd we have better Plague Masks these days. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/plague-doctors-beaked-masks-coronavirus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/plague-do... (I am making popcorn, in preparation for the inevitable administration schism and late night TweetRants between the "ban masks at all costs because what about her emails" and "profiteer from selling plague masks to the CDC under contracts bought with campaign donations" factions. I predict red plague masks with MAGA logos.)
- Yeul 1y agoI am currently watching a TV show about a 21st century Japanese doctor who is sent back in time to 19th century Edo and it is fascinating how the answer to so many diseases is basically "penicillin". How the hell humanity managed to last so long without antibiotics is mindboggling.