*hides under blankets*

[silverflight8]

Note to self:

Don't research plague before bedtime.

Especially when you know their impact. Mortality rates of bubonic plague is estimated at 30-75%, pneumatic at 80% or higher, and septicaemic nearly 100% and no, you can't make me go back to Wikipedia and check my figures.

And it's not like smallpox. There's an animal carrier that we can't exactly eradicate :(

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[silverflight8]

CLEARLY rats carrying DISEASE VECTORS of some kind have chewed on them and deposited PLAGUE on the covers! Disinfect yourself now! Shed your skin and run away!

The thing that grossed me out about the fleas was apparently the bacterium congested their intestines so they continually regurgitated and thus spread the disease onto humans, which, disgusting, ew!

That, or silverfish *nods*

[spiralsheep]

I was more worried about mice with their perpetual urination but as the book arrived from the US there could be all sorts of other possibilities* I'd rather not know about, UGH!

Silverfish? ARGH!

* Not because the US is plague-ridden but because I personally am not familiar with their pests and diseases, obv.

[silverflight8]

Disease, I tell you. DISEASE.

I saw your entry and omg nooo. That is horrible!