Day 5: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish

Well today really sums up one cycle of our life. We've gone from flea (carrier) to a rat, to a human, and all we have left to do is transfer to another human host.



Because of our high mortality rates, and the speed of the disease we create, epidemics of the plagues don't last for long. Some examples of epidemics are The Black Death in Europe (peaking between 1348 and 1350), The Great Plague of Seville (1960), and the Third Pandemic (1897). We come in quick, hit hard, and then disappear without a trace, but that's not what you should be worrying about . Recent studies have shown that we have the ability to acquire the 'R' chromosome... resistant to not one, not two, but ALL antibiotics. Something to keep you up at night. 

- Yersinia Pestis