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defacto7

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26. Yersinia Pestis (Bubonic plague) is bacteria.

Thu Feb 27, 2025, 12:56 AM

Feb 2025

It's controlled by antibiotics like doxycycline. Just since you asked about it I thought I'd throw this in. It's not the problem it used to be. The only issue would be the same as with all dangerous bacteria. It could gain resistance to antibiotics due to general overuse.

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Yersinia Pestis (Bubonic plague) is bacteria. defacto7 Feb 2025 #26

I think they may have been referring to something else but my brain can't recall the name of it. CousinIT Feb 2025 #40

Hmmm ... defacto7 Feb 2025 #43

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I did some digging and according to STAT, CDC and FDA attended the meeting virtually. There's still concern that because Iris Feb 2025 #37

Thank you for that. VERY helpful. I've shared it CousinIT Feb 2025 #41