The Bubonic Plague in... San Francisco?

That time San Francisco was plagued by THE LITERAL PLAGUE.
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This video was largely informed by "Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague" by David K. Randall. Thank you to Mr. Randall for your exhaustive research and illuminating insight.
We'd also like thank Marilyn Chase for her book, "The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco". Thank you Ms. Chase for your research and thoughtful explanations.
Go read about the plague everyone!
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**SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING**
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
Randall, David K. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, 2019.
The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco
Chase, Marilyn. Random House. New York, 2003.
"San Francisco's bubonic plague epidemic has eerie parallels to modern day"
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"San Francisco’s Plague Years"
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"Maybe Rats Aren't to Blame for the Black Death"
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"Rats May Not Be to Blame for Spreading the 'Black Death'"
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"Studies reveal how plague disables immune system, and how to exploit the process to make a vaccine"
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"The ‘Chinese Flu’ Is Part of a Long History of Racializing Disease"
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[@AskAMortician]

I love that you all love the "plague song" in this video! Alas it did not come from my brain, check out the full song here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIvcZ4ufob13kLM

[@ciel9112]

My 7th grade social studies teacher played it for my class in approximately 2013. Everyone who goes to my middle school knows it and whenever Hollaback Girl came on at a dance, we all sang "ooohh fleas on rats, fleas on rats" instead of the actual lyrics. I'm so freakin glad that you know it.

[@ravenlozo6633]

Oooohh.. eating bats.. wuhan bats.. Oooohh.. Chinese bats.. they ate bats..

[@rajaguhigi9470]

Don’t forget the gays 🌈

[@MetalNettle]

Yep, Had to pause the video 1 min in to check the comments because I just HAD to know what it was. Now I'm back to finish the video and the song did not disappoint haha!

[@nataliewisdom4790]

Lol u can't make this shit up history really repeats itself

[@Amestrian]

"1900 was, Ironically, the year of the Rat" FYI, so is 2020.

[@Out_GalliVANtin]

😬

[@JohnnyTromboner]

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but aren't several Californian cities experiencing plague outbreaks recently because of the homeless using streets as restrooms thing?

[@stormyskyz4251]

@@JohnnyTromboner yes

[@Dasumaeshine]

:0

[@TheLilMeer]

Absolutely came to this video thinking this was going to be about b. plague in San Fran rn. It's on my 2020 apocalypse bingo card

[@TheDiplomancer]

Politicians: Closing their eyes and plugging their ears to pretend crises aren't happening since forever.

[@charamia9402]

No plague, no pandemic, no problem.

[@Lionstar16]

A tale as old as time

[@stevebrown8368]

True that

[@shannonbelk8331]

💀💀💀😂😂😂

[@TeddyKrimsony]

Politicians? no only American politicians

[@Jediahbear]

Blue is currently in the afterlife angry screaming "DID YOU GUYS NOT LEARN ANYTHING?!"

[@lesleeherschfus707]

GMTA

[@hylanddilligaf6023]

BooYAH!!!

[@kellychuang8373]

I'm sure he is and also during this video I can view Henry T. Gage as the Donald Trump of his time as well.

[@asoupyferretnamedfar3634]

We never learn 😔

[@kellychuang8373]

@@asoupyferretnamedfar3634 Sadly in these times and after what we witnessed in the pandemic that isn't too surprising. Though who knows someone may get some bright idea for some entertainment out of this and you can wonder how horror stories or other great works can go.

[@disnerdbeth2332]

"the Plague doesn't affect Europeans!1!1" The millions of Europeans who died in the Middle Ages: 👁👄👁

[@catm2454]

am i joke to u

[@PColumbus73]

Well duh! They all died of bad airs and ghosts in their blood

[@giacomomontanari4985]

Who says that??? How could he say that????

[@doraran5158]

I question that quote. Some self serving politicians may have fed that to naive, but in Old West as well as with immigrant population spikes in 19th Century, 'the plague' was in the consciousness of most people and the fear of catching it.

[@ElectronicsGuy666]

This entire year has proven that Americans repeat the same mistakes over and over during any pandemic, this is no different.

[@katematthews]

the amount of times i said “that sounds familiar” during this video is very unsettling lmao

[@babzz26]

same

[@judealexander1293]

Literally same. I knew she was making this video about what’s going on right now.

[@Lilo-A]

Me too.

[@kruszer]

Government officials denying it's happening, slow and flawed initial response that could've kept the plague out, general population denying that the pandemic is happening or could affect them and people calling it fake, and blaming everything on China. Yeah, nothing remotely similar between these stories. 1900 calling... they have copyright on 2020. Either that or humans haven't evolved much in 100 years

[@ladyredl3210]

@@kruszer humans will never lean, and apparently in the case of a good percent of the population will never. There are people at this very moment who are dying of Covid while denying it exists. I don't care what your politics are, that's horrible. As is this story

[@Cleanyourdamnmirror]

"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Damn! We are bad at History.

[@Cleanyourdamnmirror]

@Steve McQueen Dude, do you really think I am a white woman using a picture of myself on youtube? Imagine being so emotional that the word woman triggers you, I can't relate.

[@floydvaughn836]

Come to Chinatown! Nancy Pelosi.

[@kittydeckard4965]

Yup we have not learned a thing

[@brigidtheirish]

Have you seen the way history is taught in schools?

[@kalajel]

That seems to be the tragedy of human existence...

[@potatofuryy]

I see they used the "cases will go down if we don't test" strategy.

[@paddlefaster]

Ha.. I caught that too. Mr. Blue could have saved himself all that trouble.

[@missimperfectlyfine7]

history really does repeat itself.

[@publicenemy123]

Where have I heard that before I feel as if I’ve heard that in the news hmmm

[@superdoglover5676]

@@publicenemy123 The dummycrats tried that idiocy.

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

The same strategy was used in the 1918 pandemic because nobody wanted to show weakness during WWI. 30 million to 50 million dead people later ...

[@margotrosendorn6371]

My heart aches for Wong. Poor guy AND his family deserved better...

[@grinninggoat5369]

Umm, you did not just say that first sentence!😮 😂😂

[@lyn6768]

@@grinninggoat5369 What is your problem with the first sentence, explain

[@nerdyrevelries422]

"His roommates carried him to the coffin shop and left him." And I thought I'd had some bad roommates.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

I kind of wonder how much incidents like that contributed to people disliking like that neighborhood back then.....I mean those guys probably should have mentioned the mystery disease to somebody. Regardless of if they represented the neighborhood or not, in people's panicked minds they probably would have.

[@livewireOrourke]

lmao

[@roguebert]

Cue Monty Python corpse wagon scene!

[@davidcadman4468]

@@roguebert Exactly. Especially when that guy sent out a wagon to pick up corpses. "Bring out yer dead!!" went through my mind. LOL

[@jayciethompson2290]

@@roguebert haha

[@HardWorkingandHouseProud]

Edit: thank you all for your kind words. It means a lot. A friend of mine died this week of cancer. She wasnt embalmed, but i went to greet her anyway. Wasn’t scared, thanks to many, many Caitlin videos. Thank you for making my grieving process easier, Caitlin.

[@lavenderturtle3759]

I’m so sorry to hear about that, but I’m glad you were able to see her one last time. ❤️ 💕

[@carlthor91]

Sorry for your loss, I am feeling it as well, my cousin passed away from COVID, and none of us could attend a funeral with the border closure.

[@BookishDark]

I am so sorry for your loss but this is also such a lovely comment.

[@NastyWoman1979]

So sorry for you loss. I love how Caitlin has been able to help so many people grieve. My aunt died in March (now I've finally accepted it was Covid) but I was able to hold my aunt's hand for the last time. My "fear" was no longer present. Previously at funeral visitation is go through the motions. Staring beyond the deceased because I didn't want to see. This time was so different and I know how much if a blessing that has been for myself. Sending hugs!!

[@oxcart4172]

So sorry for your loss. Hope you can focus on the good times u had together soon

[@trevormaclean9246]

“This plague is bubonic, B-U-B-O-N-I-C!” Absolute god tier lyricism.

[@prizmarvalschi1319]

I shouldn't be laughing

[@carlthor91]

@@prizmarvalschi1319 You fell for undertaker humor, better hope it doesn't grow on you.👍

[@klisterklister2367]

@@carlthor91 it's deathly fun

[@andrewharper1609]

That's catchy.

[@jamiefoerst]

Flash backs to 7th grade history

[@JP-gd2di]

I'm so sad hearing that Wong died alone and without anyone caring about him..

[@reign_issue]

he was sending money home, right? so in the distance, there were definitely hearts thinking about him, right? idk though

[@MinatheRaichu]

​​@@reign_issueI would hope so, but I don't know if anyone told them what happened, being miles apart before internet or direct connection like today

[@davidjordan697]

Papa Hegel say: the only thing we learn from history, is that people do not learn from history.

[@carlthor91]

Politicians don't, there memory fades at each election cycle. That's why you have to fire them. OFTEN.

[@sometimessnarky1642]

@@carlthor91 except we don't fire them often. There are career politicians who haven't managed to do a constructive thing their entire lives.

[@johanvajse8410]

or as the song goes: and everything old is new again

[@manfrommeeteetse3880]

So if you're a politician once you get elected you never have to learn anything, from anybody, ever again. Donald Trump is just confirmation of Darwin's theory of evolution showing that politicians get dumber and dumber every year until finally you end up with a total moron!

[@taramahoney3368]

And are therefore Doomed to repeat it!!!

[@Primusaur]

The Idiom "Avoid it like the plague" must be something from Aliens, cause clearly that's not something humans do.

[@starscreamofvos]

If humans stopped eating animals we wouldn't be having these pandemics... www.watchdominion.com

[@CBSP_]

Maybe in 100 years it'll be "avoid it like the covid"? Sure hope not, but who knows...

[@catatoblob8598]

@@starscreamofvos I don't think the people of San Francisco were eating rats. We catch plagues from living near animals, not just from eating them.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

This is why Aliens don’t visit from other worlds.

[@rhyliemasons7957]

Oh there is avoidance of plague, just, it's avoiding talking about it or pretending it doesn't exist...

[@rlslingwine]

I am a doctor in a COVID hotspot and this video watered my crops, cleared my skin, made my week, and restored 50% of my faith in humanity. Thank you, Caitlin!

[@ladyrepunsel4567]

I love this comment so much

[@literatouristin]

Nurse in a COVID Hotspot here. Same, sister, same.

[@lalaland1427]

Not a doctor, but honestly same. Humans being humans. We dumb but hey, we are still there after so many other idiots came before us, so there is hope xD

[@TelecasterLPGTop]

Hot spot ? What's that 5 people came down with head colds ? If you're really what you say you are then you would know that this pandemic is a fiction . The tiny numbers of infections can hardly be referred to as a pandemic.

[@crabstick250]

@@TelecasterLPGTop please crawl back under yr rock, troll.

[@tamarcanady5333]

i'm watching this three years later and the identical denial STILL is uncanny. humans are hopeless.

[@emz33]

It’s terrifying how accurately history repeats itself.

[@austenmidland7034]

Look at news paper head lines from 1920. Absolutely insane.

[@harveyabel1354]

And human stupidity! :/

[@starlingLee]

19th AUGUST 2020 A California resident has tested positive for plague, marking the state's first human case of the disease in five years, according to health officials. Right?

[@Sandirussell]

Nop, WE repeat history

[@primarchkhas726]

But its not repeating

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

The coolest thing to me about this story is Rupert Blue, despite being by all accounts fairly unremarkable, ended up being the guy to save the day. Pretty inspiring that you don't have to be considered the most brilliant mind of your field to make a difference.

[@57thorns]

It probably helps to be a bit humble. Braggards may go a long way, but eventually their inaptitude will catch up with them.

[@therosrex5488]

@@novethegreat Holy crap, another Geo Major in the wild! High five, nerd!

[@badgerpa9]

The "smartest" people often have mental health defects, having to work through school teaches you things and builds character.

[@davidrussellhamrick1828]

Good point. Blue was a man who could organize the efforts of others and build institutions, sometimes that is harder to find than a lone genius. I was just reading up on his later work as Surgeon General. It's astounding how much public health progress can be traced back to this "average" man.

[@shawnresor5565]

Rupert Blue was surgeon general during the "Spanish" flu pandemic in 1918. His work must have been recognized eventually.

[@Wolfbane382]

The old saying goes: "Those who don't learn from the past, are doomed to repeat it."

[@dallasalice8906]

Yes! Look into the Holodomor next.

[@ElizabethEstervig]

Those who study history are doomed to watch everyone else repeat it anyway.

[@terrysankey3982]

Or copy it...

[@MrAdryan1603]

Wait, isn't that like our motto here in America?

[@pamw4779]

Nazi Germany

[@davidprado545]

As a Virginia boy myself I never expected a Virginian good ole boy to be the hero of this story. But whatever with that. The whole saga was riveting, and you madam are an incredible storyteller, researcher, historian, bard, witch, shaman, magician, whatever one is who draws people around the fire and captivates them with horror, laughs, and wonder.

[@littlefawn5477]

Honestly if my history teacher told stories the way you do, I would have done so much better in high school. You’re such a good storyteller

[@loisreese2692]

@littlefawn I was extremely fortunate to have had a teacher as entertaining as Caitlin. My high school English teacher. We're still friends 37 years later. Caitlin would be an amazing teacher. Then again, I guess she is in her own way!

[@PhoenixFires9]

You’re both right... she’s awesome!

[@jennawilemon846]

I had a history teacher like this in 7th grade and let me tell you it’s much more than just better grades, my friends and I still remember most of what we learned 8 years later!

[@Kristopher2022]

@@jennawilemon846 my sixth grade history teacher was like this

[@immahFIRINmahlazah]

Too bad the US education system doesnt care at all about kids. All they care about is pushing their old, stale, boring lessons. Get you in and push you out. I agree we need things to be fun and educational simultaneously

[@Leah-xh1rc]

The innocent people of San Francisco just walking: Some woman: *_IT WAS RATS_*

[@rebecca7981]

I spent one day in San Francisco and I know for a fact that was not the strangest thing any of them saw in that half hour.

[@harmonymomentofbeing5753]

Poop maps , homeless maps , rat maps, garbage maps plague maps ..

[@kruszer]

Did you see the guy in the background hiding his face and trying to not be on camera?

[@nicholeboseck9187]

Whahahahaha!

[@jourdyn414]

Forget Saturday morning cartoons and give Saturday morning death education!

[@tullyguidry6986]

I'm completely with you on this! Not only does Catlin present historical facts to you with a flair that keeps you interested, but she looks a hell of a lot better than Bugs Bunny

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Pardon my French but *Holy F🤬cking Hell* but I swear that a Catlin is a God dam psychic as we as a mortician!!!!!!! Ok let me explain - I was watching this video in my living room when the following bit came up: 22:28 - 22:30 *"Rats are everywhere there's probably a rat near you right now. Check under the couch seriously."* *~ Catlin Doughty* I started laughing at this & said: *"Yah right Catlin my place is clean. That's impossible. I don't have any rats in here."* Ladies & Gentlemen let me say *NEVER EVER* temp Fate because she is a serious B!tch! Because at that *exact* moment after I said those fateful words out loud. I kid you not a Mother F🤬cking rat ran out directly from under my couch. After I said that there was *NO* way I could have one in my flat cause I keep it clean. Needless to say I F🤬cking screamed like murder. My cat (who is getting an extra tin of tuna today) thankfully pounced on the 'unwelcome visitor' right away killing it. (She's rather pissed at me though because I wouldn't let her eat it. 🤢) & it has been disposed of in the garbage bins out side. Catlin thank you this is the worlds worst case of serendipity *EVER!* 🐀

[@laurae.gutierrez5475]

🙌🙌🙌

[@pieguy105]

I got my notifications on, this is my TEA

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

The world would be a better place

[@dl7281]

My great uncle was a (cough) doctor in San Francisco in the 1930s. He collected, um, specimens from a pal of his who had worked in the morgue here for years and years. Our family has been hear since the 1850s so who knows when he got these samples. One of these samples was the bubonic plague. We had the (multiple) samples (typhus, etc.) destroyed by a university hospital when they were found in a hidden room in the basement of my grandmother’s house in the 1970s. You’re welcome, SF.

[@barbara_LL]

with all due respect to you're great uncle: thats so dumb omg, very dangerous jesus christ

[@mishap9861]

As a Asian-American who is local to sf; Thank you for this video. At the beginning of quarantine I wrote a paper for my college about the ways "quarantine" and race issues are historically linked. I grew up three blocks from the "rat slaughter house" and didn't even know about this! Its so important for us to be educated about history so that tragedies are not repeated! I would actually really appreciate the source list for your video essay. I would love to add this event to my paper!

[@dianaendo1742]

Her sources are listed, just hit "show more" in the description summary. She lists everything. I think you might need to continue past the music sources for the more obscure newspaper sources.

[@corvidcreepz]

R...Rat slaughter house??? Can you... Can you uh, ELABORATE? WHAT????

[@renataravensong]

@@corvidcreepz Probably where the rats were killed/incinerated.... the "Rattery" mentioned in the video.

[@corvidcreepz]

@@renataravensong holy shit that's horrible... Who'd wanna hurt those funky little fellows? :(

[@renataravensong]

@@corvidcreepz considering they were carrying the bubonic plague, hon, it needed doing.

[@behba1422]

Her: Check under the couch, there's probably a rat Me: *Looks at my pet rat freeroaming* Plague

[@awkwardaroundwomen]

PLSS I WAS WATCHING THIS WHILE PLAYING WITH MY RATS

[@beccerz777]

While watching this, I missed my little plague bringers

[@HieinoKoishi]

Literally same, my three girls sat grooming me for half of this and making trouble for the other half.

[@Ainiewainy]

Now I wished I was cuddling with my boys!

[@Солнечныйсвет-ш2у]

I miss my handsome little plague capsule, Pickle 😭he died few months ago due to old age.

[@missmishka8379]

Right off, I'm gonna need more of that song. "Dead bodies in carts, girl. Skeletons in the art, girl." 🔥🔥🔥

[@yakult5491]

its a youtube video from years ago by the channel historyteachers called Black Death ("Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani)

[@chydor2706]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIvcZ4ufob13kLM Here's the video link

[@missmishka8379]

@@yakult5491 OMG, thank you! I am watching that as soon as I finish this video.

[@missmishka8379]

@@chydor2706 You are awesome! Thanks 😊

[@VeraBean]

@@chydor2706 thanks for the link!

[@teenagedirtbag500]

I love how she can makes the discussion of death and dying not seem scary. I know so many people who are afraid of death, and I would recommend her to anyone who is afraid of it.

[@vibechecked7522]

As someone with death anxiety, I came across one of her videos and it triggered me, then I mentioned it to my therapist, and she suggested I watch bits and pieces of her videos. It really helped. I can now make it through one of her videos a day without a panic attack :D

[@teenagedirtbag500]

@@vibechecked7522 that’s some amazing progress! I am anxious about other people dying (idk if that’s a type of death anxiety or not), so watching her videos were deeply upsetting (and a little triggering) at first but I talked to my therapist and she told me to try to writing out my emotions towards certain topics within the discussion of death. Everyone has different reactions to the topic, but I’m proud of you for being able to find something that works for you.

[@vibechecked7522]

@teenagedirtbag500 That's definitely a type of death anxiety! Any type of anxiety towards the end of life/the beginning of afterlife/what happens after life is death anxiety. For you, it might be the thought of your close ones dying, for me it's extreme hypochondria mixed with afterlife doubt, but both of those are death anxiety. Exposure therapy with a way out can really help, and so can thinking logically. "Is situation A more likely to happen than B?" In the case of, "Did they die or are they just cooking dinner/showering" or "DO I have a brain tumor or am I just having a stress headache?" If you pose it as a question to yourself and answer it as logically as you can at the time, latch onto the comforting thought to get you through episodes, and they'll eventually happen less and less. You got this!

[@joluvya]

“Don’t make it about race!” Literally all of humanity “yeah it’s about race”

[@commodityjane]

Actually, its about money and power, same same

[@Macailbert]

@@commodityjane Considering how commonly those in power put racism over their own economic self interest, no, it isn't just about money and power.

[@commodityjane]

@@Macailbert In this case, it's about the fear of loss of money and power

[@Reish-0-]

@@commodityjane who had the power and privilege of thinking they couldn't get it, white people, they racialize everything so yes it is about power and money because the white people thought it'd save them and only them

[@commodityjane]

@@Reish-0- Don't forget power and money knows no color, it can infect anyone, and has

[@missyc13]

Seriously you're the only person that can make important and terrifying history so entertaining. When will you finally get that Netflix deal?

[@tremaine861]

I pray that they notice our Mother Deathling, she is such a beauty and sweetheart.

[@genesanford9412]

i LOVE this gal ! ...cute ,funny ,smart as HELL ! ,sexy & odd.Where were these women when i was young ?...i wouldnt be single now if i found one like her !

[@lootleo4022]

@@tremaine861 Mutter Tenebrarum, Mutter Lachrymarum, Mutter Suspiriorum, and their little sister, the nicest out of the bunch, Katyln or Mutter Mortem.

[@shannonbelk8331]

Omg yesss lord plz !!

[@chatsama3223]

She was on an episode of midnight gospel as a guest

[@bishoukun]

I respect you because you don't try to ERASE how race plays a part in all of these stories.

[@Orokorra-Flantxo]

Doesn’t she choose all of these video ideas. She probably knew about and jumped to the chance

[@melody3741]

I know. Modern racists think that literally any thing except ignoring race completely and pretending it doesnt exist is racist and there are so many people who are racist but have no idea because they think analyzing their own behaviors with regard to race is ""political""

[@melody3741]

@@Orokorra-Flantxo what? Are you implying she is erasing white suffering somehow by talking about stories that involve race? Surprise buddy - people up until extremely recently were fucking racist as hell. Any historical story involves race, and any desire to erase that is a crystal clear statement to your character.

[@ericthompson3982]

To do so would be wildly irresponsible and disingenuous, and she doesn't strike me as either of those things in her storytelling.

[@martyzielinski1442]

And I despise BOTH of you for making EVERYTHING about race. Sorry....

[@robertthurman9866]

We had a case of Bubo at a medical center I worked at in the late 70's. It's still around and so rare it is often misdiagnosed. Easy to cure once you figure it out.

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

When you die, you're going to become the nicest grim reaper

[@rachelg9873]

"Hey, is there anything you might want to put in writing ;) ;) before we head out? Don't forget there are green burial options."

[@m.a.4838]

I hope she does a podcast when she becomes the grim reaper

[@dsvwtrbeytnryune]

@@m.a.4838 she did the voice of Death in Netflix's The Midnight Gospel.

[@brigadierblue221]

Plot Twist She's already a Reaper but takes some time for herself to #Selfcare to do this youtube series 💯💯🤣🤣

[@NotesFromTheVoid]

@@brigadierblue221 that is so valid

[@birchbarks550]

"look for plague,but not for anything incriminating" feels like "the less tests we have,the less cases there are"... America

[@carriemartinez2933]

Odd fact..... we have several cases of the plague each year in the U.S., yes they have to quarantine the patient, but its curable with antibiotics!! It's honestly a lot more common than people think though!!!

[@birchbarks550]

@@carriemartinez2933 i know that the plague didn't disappear nor die out,it's a interesting fact!

[@DibIrken]

Yep, I think that the cover up was the orange guy's m.o. In case anyone forgets, here is what he said then. www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/14/trump-says-us-would-have-half-the-number-of-coronavirus-cases-if-it-did-half-the-testing.html

[@shawngrannell8804]

"Slow the testing down!" Trump said. There is a recurring conflict between business and medicine.

[@Chinwow]

If she narrated a 2 hour documentary I’d watch the entire thing 😭😭😭😭

[@morganparkerr]

Not a 2 hour documentary but shes on an episode of Midnight Gospel which is on netflix its sort of like a podcast thsts been animated over super interesting! I've watched her episode so many times 🤣

[@militzadiaz7678]

I'd watch it twice!

[@jamesthedog7783]

Right on

[@JBomb517]

I would love it if she did more long ones like this. She's an awesome storyteller!

[@Sarahc-mn1tr]

I watch a while series/tv series

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Kinyan: "I am the medical genius of the ages!!" Also Kinyan: lets a literal plague ship in like meh it's fine

[@catherineboland6751]

I can’t believe you said “rat eradication” instead of “eratication”, what an absolute travesty.

[@Triairius]

I give her a pass. She had a great joke just seconds before.

[@Fuchswinter]

Came here to say just that. Pity

[@Ash-vv5ei]

that, and instead of egg leg: "It's not plague leg, it's egg leg!"

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

Rats...

[@birdyfeederz7940]

My husband said the exact same thing. "How did she pass up eratication???"

[@cryssiortiz6977]

“Bodies in a cart, girl. Skeletons in the art, girl.” Song was lit. I am just sayin’..... so catchy. 😉

[@OpalFangs]

When's the album coming out lol

[@penni006]

There's a link in the description. I went and listened to the song. There's a whole channel with history songs

[@DarkbutNotsinister]

I LOVE the “The Middle Ages were magic” song. Would buy on ITunes.

[@alexandralugosi]

That song has been stuck in my head since 10th grade.

[@cousinjake7986]

I need a whole song!!!!

[@SILVERF0X13]

Learning about this along with how Covid has gone, I'm really not looking forward to the inevitable next pandemic... I fear that it will be actively ignored due to fatigue from Covid

[@louvreloveru]

Covid isn’t gone.

[@SILVERF0X13]

@@louvreloveru I meant how the reaction to covid has gone thus far. Didn't mean to imply that Covid itself is gone, my bad.

[@georgeosorio5815]

"Why study history it has no value???" *repeats exactly the same thing every 100 years or so* *gets same results* *Pikachu faces*

[@christinebouzas3090]

And this is why I want to be a history teacher

[@jenniferodonnell2394]

What is the definition of mental illness repeating the same action and expecting something different reaction.🤔

[@plastictree7635]

@@jenniferodonnell2394 the word insanity is for that quote

[@liamhinrichs4881]

@@plastictree7635 Stopping insane people from doing insane things is in itself insane. :P

[@plastictree7635]

@@liamhinrichs4881 the quote goes along the lines of “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result”

[@kawaiiaudreyneko7962]

“There’s probably a rat near you right now” *Looks to my right at my pet rats*

[@AndrAiaNighthaven]

If ratties had a bit of a longer lifespan, I would have some. They are so sweet, and I fall hard and fast for animals.

[@Daggeira]

You're awesome for having pet rats. They're illegal in my province, but I had one as a kid when I lived in the next one over. She was a sweetie ♥

[@smil5961]

Lol same! Love my rat bois.

[@kelseyhartman1249]

i wanted some rats after my lovely mice died last year. haven’t got to it because of covid though

[@alexia3552]

I almost spit out my food lmao

[@melindaroop1346]

"The plague doesn't affect Europeans"....*stares in medieval European*

[@janedoex1398]

Haaa - ha.....

[@virginiarayn5939]

Yes and the sources of said outbreaks were again: China- via trade routes.

[@raerohan4241]

@@virginiarayn5939 Doesn't mean the disease didn't affect Europeans

[@TheUchihaRin]

12:24 🤣

[@fortusvictus8297]

To be fair, the assumption was the Black Plague in Europe had killed everyone it could kill and the 'survivors' were the ones who were for whatever reason resistant or immune to it. Much like Smallpox...Europeans lived with Smallpox long before vaccination with a much lower mortality rate than other populations because, well, natural selection. Native Americans had no such resistance.

[@LiveMvsic]

So you’re telling me that in 100 or so years, someone is going to be making a video with the same vibes as this one about NOW

[@megb7715]

This was a poor viewing choice before heading out for a COVID test. Then again, at least I don't have E G G 🥚 L E G

[@katyafan]

How did the test go? You good?

[@nicholeboseck9187]

Answer us so we know you're not dead, damnit!

[@PhoenixFires9]

It’s been three weeks Meg... you still out there? Hope so!

[@cassandrahepp6445]

3 weeks. We are still wondering if things went ok.

[@gregorymckenzie7511]

We need an answer Meg. We are fellow human beings. You okay???

[@amberthistle2803]

"Mistakes were made" the motto of 2020.

[@theblackbaron4119]

No, 2020 was just a mistake entirely. We should have just skipped it and gone to 2021.

[@bitchn_betty]

You can say that again.

[@lexiwexiwoo]

@@theblackbaron4119 i worry 2020 was the tutorial & 2021 is when it gets worse. We can always have issues with the vaccine & end up with an i am legend situation.

[@Kira-bo2lq]

The similarities in the way the whole outbreak was handled are terrifying

[@kailaflowers3288]

right? you’d think we’d learn by now

[@hannahleedle2838]

History is going to repeat itself with the people in power they don't listen to science

[@drakensberg.multimedia]

I think you mean..."The". But, I agree with your statement regardless.

[@Kira-bo2lq]

@@drakensberg.multimedia yup and I think you meant with 😂 I type too fast and don’t read it over a lot 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@nancymontgomery8897]

@@drakensberg.multimedia I think you mean "with".

[@hannah.kate.]

Am I the only one that would love to see Caitlin react to Horrible Histories death sketches? They’re educational, grim, and a giant helping of nostalgia for pretty much the entirety of UK Gen Z’s 😂

[@Ghoulia17]

“Wong, a man who had been sending money to his family in China for 20 years, died alone, delirious, and in pain” absolutely broke my heart, that was so tragic. And similar things still happen, immigrants need more support and shouldn’t have to work garbage jobs for terrible wages just because of fear of the government

[@jackieunderwood4893]

Legal immigrants have absolutely nothing to fear from the government.

[@julietardos5044]

@@jackieunderwood4893 Agreed! If only the US government made it easy to get work permits and to apply for asylum, then foreigners would be able to enter legally and without fear of ICE. When we make it impossible to do it the right way, people do it the wrong way.

[@ColdHawk]

Spoken like someone who has recent immigrants cleaning their house and mowing their lawn.

[@tinsoffish1810]

They do🤔...guess you will adopt a few then

[@julietardos5044]

@@ColdHawk No, not at all. I cut my own grass and mop my own floor.

[@meghanndelevati6240]

I’m a docent at Angel Island!!! So nice to see history being shared about our little island! Theres so much history there!

[@andiecastle]

I want "The middle ages were magic" as my ring tone.

[@elianadunigan2915]

Same here

[@pessimisticideas3075]

Yasssss!

[@jasonnbabyy8865]

I've been waiting so long to hear that, I was hoping I wasn't the only one 😂😭

[@purcascade]

I just want Bentham's Head on repeat.

[@kushina.4021]

I'm crying so hard right now- WHOEVER MADE BLUE A CAT, I LOVE YOU.

[@joshbowlus9513]

it’s gross to me how this video has vastly more dislikes than others. loved the strong statement of history being entrenched in race and not just affected by it. human stories

[@bobograndman]

there's a severe increase in anti China and anti Asian sentiment these days. If anyone says positive things about Chinese people or defends them, there will be more dislikes or downvotes or whatever.

[@dangerouswitch1066]

Well if it didn't take so many jabs at Trump....

[@melancholyandinfiniteradness]

@@dangerouswitch1066 jabs, or clips of him saying “China virus,” juxtaposed against San Franciscan leaders blaming the plague on Chinese? Pointing out the similarities isn’t a jab when he said what he said 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@yaqub2124]

@@bobograndman for good reason, kind of. The Chinese communist party are a disgrace and need to be … taken care off… shall we say. I don’t want anything to do with China or the brainwashed Chinese. They have literal freaking concentration camps running right now and are threatening the west left right and centre to fit the Chinese communist parts agenda and when the only news outlets you have available are state run, a large portion of the population obviously believe it. I hope they suffer a terrible fate

[@amberkat8147]

@@yaqub2124- Yeah, but Chinese people in America aren't part of that. Even in China, IF the populace supports their government it's only because the nonstop propaganda and censorship, combined with skewed education, leaves them with little idea just how bad it is. But I bet most of them have some idea and just fear that upsetting the status quo would end up worse for them- like they'd end up in one of those concentration camps themselves, or disappear into prison and become a fresh batch of harvested organs sold to the highest bidder. China should certainly be feared right now, but the ordinary Chinese citizens aren't the problem.

[@jadaousley3891]

"There is no plague in Ba Sing Se"

[@missimperfectlyfine7]

lmao so accurate

[@merrittanimation7721]

"Here we are safe. Here we are free."

[@pichufan0314]

I almost feel bad for laughing

[@яамел]

i’m going to hell for laughing.

[@averagehumanperson]

@@яамел seems to me like you need a vacation at Lake Laogai

[@juannunez5767]

Guy in charge: "Nothing to see here." The Plague: "I'm end this man's whole career."

[@QueenVetis]

😂👏🏻❤️

[@janyssacox9245]

I appreciate your commentary on race. Like death practices, race is also entirely a human concept.

[@galatea742]

“There may be a rat near you now” Me- looks over at the rat cage in the corner of the room... ah ha, found you!

[@aprairiegothic]

Same!!!

[@fiona8230]

me, seeing a rat: FABULOUS!

[@catsmith8520]

Me too! My baby girls were watching me at that precise moment, and my elderly boy was giving me the stink eye for waking him 🤣 xxx

[@germyw]

Me, hearing scratching noises outside under my window....😬

[@ILovHelloKitty13]

@@fiona8230 I LOVE THIS COMMENT

[@emily5544]

Ah, I see, so the USA has always been Like That

[@icecactus11]

Bro chill we racist we know

[@aquariussolaris2492]

I hate it here

[@hamupwnz]

since day one!

[@Dr.Quarex]

Yeah, and until 2016 we were at least mostly on the upswing. We can get back to that now though!

[@doopdedoop13]

Soooo whose gunna tell em the US was built on blood, racism, and hiding the ugly truth from thier people...

[@lexandrosphynx1049]

Dear Caitlin: I love and respect you, and I'm glad you give a comprehensive overview of historical events without censoring pertinent racial issues.

[@kevincoon1809]

😂😂😂😂 the parody of holler back girl is cracking me up. I've been watching your videos a lot. I like how you provide information about taboo topics, but you make them fun that way the information isn't scary to to take in and you're willing to learn most people when they're afraid of a subject will just kind of shut down and not want to listen to what's happening but you make it entertaining I really enjoyed that about it. So thank you for that.

[@meganrobertson811]

Caitlin, you didn’t have to go this hard. But you DID. and that’s why we love you

[@DineyDeeable]

"There's probably a rat right next to you now" looks at pet rat. You have the plague??

[@sarasthoughts]

Tell them I said hi 🥰 love those lil guys

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

Domestic rats are actually cleaner than a lot of other animals people keep as pets.

[@Kira-bo2lq]

This made me laugh disgustingly hard

[@KazuiYutaka]

hope you have more than just the one pet rat, they need to be kept in pairs or more (unless extremely aggressive)

[@scyllah4931]

@@KazuiYutaka why would you make an assumption about their care of their pet off a two sentence comment

[@Abbey94]

Here I am. Sitting here with my pet rat, Theo. Listening to a Bubonic Plague story. 🐀❤️ Theo & I really liked that not only did you talk about how cool/athletic/smart rats are, but you also clarified that all the plague spreading was really because of the fleas. Theo says the only thing he spreads is love and good vibes.

[@themarvellousmrsmorticia]

I love fancy rats, they are adorable. Hi Theo we love you ♥️ x

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

Fancy rats do be spreading the good vibes, though. I love them.

[@sletourneau3]

My roomies rat Giles agrees.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

22:25 Timestamp for rat hype!

[@jaydenkinzie3107]

The Goblin would never spread plauge, only eat snack and lie

[@margotrosendorn6371]

25:34 I actually was a freelance ratcatcher in my neighborhood for a while, then one day a client failed to tell me their entire basement was coated in rat poison before they sent me to bag and dispose of an obviously tainted corpse dead from said poison. (Despite my fear of a gruesome death via internal hemorrhaging I actually completed the job. How's that for work ethic?) I washed myself and my gear thoroughly, disposed of everything I couldn't clean, and quit the business for good.

[@soshiangel90]

There were *far* too many points in this where, without the context, you could have been talking about last week....

[@moxiemaxie3543]

All throughout history really

[@noelleelizabeth9991]

I hate it here 😭

[@jamesthedog7783]

It's really sad . All of the technology and education and we still can't get it right. Peace

[@mcnultyssobercompanion6372]

Personally, I *cannot believe* the idiotic conspiracy theories plaguing our culture today are identical to the ones that plagued San Fransisco over a hundred years ago. "Covid-deniers" are just "San Fransisco plague-deniers" with smart phones. It's as if our species has learned nothing. Literally evolution in reverse. That said, three months into the vaccine roll out, thing *are* finally starting to look better. It's like we can sort of see what may be the end of this thing on the horizon. Me, I'm getting vaccinated tomorrow. More people are everyday. We'll get through this thing.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

@@mcnultyssobercompanion6372 you shouldn't be, human nature never really advances in the way they like you to believe lol. The only difference is we get to express our every thought anonymously through technology. The conspiracy of snow being fake was hilarious 🤣 but nothing new

[@chrisk6945]

Caitlin letting me know my block was once rat hell. No, I DID NOT know that.

[@richeybaumann1755]

I love how Dr. Blue's method of getting SF to actually care about the plague was basically "shape up if you want to look important" and they did.

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

Who’s dr. Blue?

[@irahryphson8879]

The fact that people are like "don't make it about rAcE!" When a lot of big death cases, particularly in the Americas, have some racial elements is really frustrating. You're doing good work and I appreciate your content and all the work you do 🖤

[@jeffkruger9497]

Especially in Americas seems strangely uninformed pretty much all of negative and positive world history can be ethnicity or religiously broken down. If race is part of the story is should absolutely be included.

[@jaycraw6978]

It really is sad. Most of the people I know dont want race to be brought up when talking about history and honestly at this point I dont blame them, its brought up in areas where it doesn't belong so much to the point that they never want to hear about it at all. As a history buff and genetic evolution enthusiast it makes me really sad

[@northwoodslife8456]

Vitamin D deficiency in those with higher levels of melanin. Take a supplement.

[@raerohan4241]

@@northwoodslife8456 You mean melanin. You probably shouldn't be giving out healthcare advice when you can't even even spell the necessary words correctly

[@erinstaley6350]

@@jaycraw6978 As a history buff, you should be very comfortable with the fact that race is part of all subjects because racism in it's current form has it's roots so far back in history. And it's application throughout history (particularly in foreign and economic affairs) make it impossible to extricate. Their beef is with history. Perhaps the British Empire as was. It isn't with those of us correctly pointing out the racism in history.

[@kelzbelz313]

Buboe sounds like an adorable children’s show character.

[@sianthesheep]

I thought it sounded like a Hobbit's character that has the plague

[@keyholes]

That's what Buboe Baggins hates!

[@RachaelClag]

Sounds more like a female body part... boob-o's ! 🤣 It is meant to be pronounced byoo-bose, as is bubonic.

[@nancyomalley9959]

Bubo was the name of the mechanical owl in 1981's "Clash of the Titans"

[@cameo668]

Well, in DC's Legends of Tomorrow on the CW, there's a character called Beebo.

[@sockgoblin2942]

I learned about the plague in San Francisco from the oddest place… a haunted house. It’s the San Francisco dungeon next to Madame Tussaud’s and is a really creative take on a haunted house, taking you through the history of San Francisco. The scare actors were amazing, and there’s even an (optional) drop ride at the end.

[@angelwings1979]

Public health should never be made political. It doesn't matter what side of the aisle you vote for; doing what's in the best interest of all people should come first.

[@andrewharper1609]

More importantly where vested interests conflict with the public interest the public interest takes precedence. Evangelicals who want to go to church instead of locking down to prevent infection, I'm talking about you, you arseholes.

[@andieevans3709]

It’s quite impossible to separate public health and social factors like race and class. Those factors affect where you live, and therefore the type of care you get. As in, people living in poverty, or paycheck to paycheck as many Americans do, do not have the same ability to “just stay home” because they need to work to have food for themselves/family. It’s never that simple and it’s more harmful to separate issues of health from issues of identity. They literally go together

[@daleeasterwood2683]

Not according to many governors who continue the shutdowns. Remember, we lesser folks are non-essential.

[@francespowell6923]

@@daleeasterwood2683 if your country had a sensible social security system it would probably go a long way to helping.

[@theknifeman7097]

SHUT UP you do you I will do me....

[@joce.a24]

People underestimated Dr. Rupert Blue and saw him as just average but he ended up being a hero! I was really curious about his life after the plague in San Francisco and I was very pleased to learn that Dr. Rupert Blue was Surgeon General of the United States from 1912-1920 and president of the American Medical Association from 1916-1917. An inspiring story indeed.

[@ocnlvr]

“Because the Chinese eat rice, they would get the plague, and we won’t because we eat meat.” What the heck were the Europeans eating that made them get it? That logic is hilariously flawed.

[@gregslone4874]

Eh, you're talking about a time when they thought smoking was good for tuberculosis.

[@ptonpc]

America. yay? It's amazing what people will believe when it suits their prejudices. :(

[@eclipsedbadger]

Fun fact: eating meat was not really that normal in the Middle Ages, but grain was. Grain is totally a rat (and their fleas) magnet, along cramped spaces and lack of hygiene. The idea that meat can help doesn't make sense...but ok, whatever lol

[@lukaj679]

I talked to someone who wouldn't eat Chinese food from Panda Express because of the "chinese virus" so it checks out with racists today 😐

[@josiah8374]

@@lukaj679 That sucks

[@demonsrmyfrendz]

your repurposing of "Holla Back" for this video is superb. Thank you Caitlin!

[@joliebokeh1958]

I had a pet rat named Ceridwen and you could give her a little cube of cheese and she'd hold it in both paws and nibble down the edges. It was so cute. She'd check your hand for cheese and take hold of your finger, but wouldn't bite. Then she'd fastidiously clean herself, whiskers to tail.

[@crowdemon_archives]

Pet rats are something else lol I hear they're some of the most loving bunch around too

[@awildawallace5837]

We had a pet rat 🐀 also. We miss her, she was very smart.

[@kristiannoel4866]

Named after the Welsh goddess of rebirth and renewal.

[@heresey]

When Caitlin records "2020 was magic" I'll know we've made it out of this.

[@mlck24]

Or 2020 was tragic..?

[@MyWorld-zw6oe]

@@mlck24 I figured they meant she would say it sarcastically

[@raypelling6440]

Great cameo by Pizza Rat! Rats ARE pretty dang amazing, and make awesome pets (not wild ones, of course). I'm surprised no one could make the connection with plague and fleas, in olden times, as I hate them so. We do have vampires that spread disease...they're just TINY and lay hundreds of eggs, and are very hard to kill. They're like the rats of the insect world.

[@enbeast8350]

I've learned many things in this video. 1.) My American education system completely failed me as I had absolutely no idea there was a literal ban on my people into America. Really glossed over that and replaced it with "just sent to live in a different part of town" 2.) Politician's first responses to a plague are denying it exists and refusing to do anything to make it better. 3.) There was a literal outbreak of THEE PLAGUE during the San Francisco Earthquake. 4.) Many people think the song she used in this video was her original song 😆(Look up "Fleas on Rats" for the whole song)

[@Corgisaurus-Rex]

Thank you so much for that! I looked up the song! It's hilarious!

[@artemis199]

Agree on all accounts!

[@SenshiSunPower]

I learned about the Canadian Anti-Chinese Head Tax system, but I'm not sure if I learned about it from school or from the book 'An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling' by Gillian Chan.

[@P_RO_]

I'm old and it was touched on in my school days, but not too deeply. But schools today are much different and so are the people going through them- see the connection? We are whatever we are molded onto being and unless we learn to be better we stay there. It's human nature to not want to remember things bad or unpleasant, but you cannot hide from the truth, and unless you want to re-live those things you'd darn well better learn, teach, and remember them.

[@beebeebird2878]

A lot of people say the education system failed them. Maybe I am just strange. I knew about this. From the various history and medical courses I’ve taken. But, I enjoy reading and learning about our shared histories. I’m always shocked by how ignorant overall, our public is. It seems as if, most of us remain deliberately so. I guess it’s just easier to have someone tell you, than to find and read the information for yourself. This explain so much about our politics as well. Everyone blissful in their blinders.

[@cieradurden9397]

I deeply appreciate how you and your team regularly bring in social identity issues into your pieces- to act like race and racism aren't a part of our histories, especially our sickness and death histories, would be foolish. You work hard to present full stories and it's so needed.

[@ryanblack844]

Yersinia pestis bacteria is still found in the fleas of prairie dogs in the US today. It's not unusual for a few ppl a year to be diagnosed with plague even now.

[@garywheeler7039]

Our city poisoned the cute grey squirrels in the oaks in the park across the street several years ago because of this bug. Were they overreacting, maybe. It is hard to say.

[@patrickhorvath2684]

@@garywheeler7039 The ground squirrel population at Ft Hunter Ligget is infested with the plague. Soldiers who train there get the plague series of inoculations. Takes about 2 years for the vaccination . Caitlin, obviously doesnt like Trump. She's gotta be happy about the open border with Covid-positive illegals pouring in..

[@theairstig9164]

Rodents on the Russian steppes and western China too. People catch and eat them like rabbits

[@jessicascoullar3737]

Australia and Antarctica are the only continents without a plague reservoir. There was a large outbreak in 1994 in India and it is currently endemic in Madagascar. It never went away.

[@violetskies14]

Yeah don't they just give you antibiotics nowadays?

[@humanchildofgod3126]

I can’t get enough of your stories!! Most of all your TRUTH!! Keep it real!! Even if it may upset people with allergies toward TRUTH!!

[@ticupponee]

My mom passed away in September. She loved your channel (as she loved all things morbid and creepy and spooky) and she loved San Francisco history, being a native San Franciscan and resident until her death (well... that's a lie, she'd lived in San Mateo county for 20 years for financial reasons but her *heart* was always in San Francisco). I wish she could have seen this video, she would have enjoyed it so much.

[@AlexSmith-qw3nl]

I’m sorry for your loss! Hope you’re doing better 💛

[@grammaticalchainsaw7318]

💖💖💖💖i hope things are going ok rn💖

[@pepsicola6232]

Sorry for your loss

[@dianelandry5686]

My dad passed away before this pandemic and I'm kinda happy. It would of broken his heart to not be able to see all his great grand babies

[@MamaKat92]

I respect and appreciate you because you *don’t* erase or shy away from race, ethnicity , or gender as, often major, factors in these historical events.

[@sabrinarosario6499]

It is incredible to me how humanity has been able to survive for so many, many, many years when we are so bound to repeat mistakes so easily. It amazes me, really.

[@tomspencer1364]

There are always a few left to carry on the circus.

[@markmanning8832]

We breed like rats......er....wait....

[@RealVedicAstrology]

It’s the process of evolving.

[@najpotenicewolf934]

Some would say it's actually a natural selection. In animals, diseases kill weaker individuals, leaving more resources, space and genes to be passed down to stronger ones. It is likely pandemics were meant to work similarly. It is unlikely to kill 100% of the population. And I'm not writing this with some eugenic beliefs in mind. I myself would likely be one of the individuals who would have just died at a very young age, if not for modern medicine. I'm just explaining how humanity didn't go extinct in plagues. Or at least most likely theory.

[@electrictroy2010]

There’s no disease that has 100% mortality. There’s always a few animals left who are immune & survive. (That applies to humans too.)

[@LeeBv9983]

0:50 "Ye olden times" is actually pronounced as "THE olden times." In Middle English the diphthong "th" was written with a character called a thorne (þ). When printing came to England the typesetters didn't have, and didn't want, a typeface for the thorne so they just substituted a y for it. Ye also was originally used as a plural pronoun of the second person in the subjective case and now used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and in various English dialects. 10:45 Patient Zero is a nebulous term and was first used in the press in the AIDS epidemic by a reporter's misreading of a statistical report (long story). The more correct term is the "index patient" as the first recorded incidence in a given population.

[@summerhallow7648]

But like "racist stories " ARE human stories. Bc, humans experience racism.

[@jeremyfisher4274]

one love .....

[@cadebowman4582]

@Bigfoot discrimination against African Americans in healthcare and the like is a very, very, very real problem. It has been for a very long time, so i dont see whats so unbelievable about that situation being the result of racism. Especially since similar things have happened way too many times.

[@daleeasterwood2683]

@@cadebowman4582, facts are always necessary for an indictment to proceed. Not doubting you, but you should always provide proof.

[@cadebowman4582]

@@daleeasterwood2683 There are facts to supports this. On average, white people are attempted to be resuscitated for longer than black people by first responders. White people also typically have better survival rates after events that require CPR as a result of subconscious biases. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2795316/) Theres plenty more, such as the pain medication biases (www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/01/03/676039371/emergency-medical-responders-confront-racial-bias) and a wide range of more conscious racism.

[@cadebowman4582]

@Bigfoot If something is happening over and over again as the proven result of ableism/racism, then you can assume its a pattern. What proof would you like to see more specifically.

[@theangryholmesian4556]

“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.”-Georg Hegel.

[@lesbarclay3903]

Caitlin, your videos just get better and better. They're so informative in such an entertaining way, and your production values are great. Must be a lot of fun traveling to all those locations! Please keep informing us!!! By the way, once the bubonic plague got to San Francisco, it continued to spread among rodents and became firmly established in the U.S. The decline of prairie dog species is partly due to the plague.

[@_marieroget9513]

‘There’s probably a rat near you right now’ * stares over at my two children trapped in rodent bodies slurping on spaghetti * You aren’t wrong Caitlin, you aren’t wrong

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

I am confused but I don’t care. This is great.

[@Strawberrysprout]

I am confused. And I do care. I wish to see the children rats noming on speggett

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

Spaghet rats!

[@raindanse8466]

😂😂😂

[@sourcitrineee]

i’m the 420th like noiiiiiceee also hope your rat babies are doing ok

[@moonbay1992]

I'm a microbiologist that worked in a Colorado veterinary bacteriology lab. We grew plague from a dog exposed to fleas from a prairie dog about 2 years ago. It was very not good, and all of my coworkers and myself had to go on heavy duty prophylactic antibiotics. I think RadioLab did a podcast about it.

[@stickywiggit]

That's slightly terrifying. When I was working on my PhD someone asked me if I was going to grow tularemia for my study. That would be a no. Hard no. Fuck no. Giuliani and McConnell threesome no. All the no's that ever no'd a no. No.

[@jazzcatt]

Plaque? Ha ha ha ha ha!!! I'm sorry but that typo struck me as hilarious, seeing as I was once a Registered Dental Assistant! Then again, Q and G are nowhere near each other on the keyboard. How'd that happen? Plaque and plague also sound nothing alike, so I wouldn't think a voice to text app would mess it up either.

[@pugsabi]

@@jazzcatt autocorrect doesn't care about your logic or reasoning. My autocorrect tried to change reasoning to raining.

[@tessat338]

@@pugsabi I know! I hate it when it takes a perfectly good, correctly spelled word and changes it to a completely different, much more contextually random word! Stupid autocorrect!

[@andeepress3335]

@@jazzcatt I was going to ask if she had to take lots of extra fluoride for that!! Ha!!

[@ashleysartattack5600]

Dr. Drew has been talking about how the plague is starting to return to LA right now because of the large homeless population and unsanitary conditions they are living in.

[@stickywiggit]

They've been struggling with a typhus outbreak which is another flea-borne disease but I hadn't heard about plague.

[@lethalily]

i hate that i read the title, assumed it’s currently happening Now, This Year, and wasn’t even surprised at all

[@tendingourgarden]

There was this :/ oh 2020 www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-17/californias-first-plague-case-in-5-years-is-confirmed-in-south-lake-tahoe

[@brandielee7971]

Same honestly. Just "oh we have the bubonic plague back? Yea that's a fitting ending for 2020"

[@kelzbelz313]

There are a few cases of bubonic plague every year. Fortunately, it’s a bacterial infection that responds well to antibiotics. It rarely spreads significantly in areas where people have easy access to medicine (there have been a few outbreaks in Africa and South America in recent decades)

[@birdyfeederz7940]

A handful of plague cases per year do happen in the US. That's what I'd assumed this video was about

[@mecmaneen]

Facts.

[@lississeoh6949]

2020 is also the year of the rat. Coincidence? I think so.

[@maizl1ly]

hfjfhfhdh i hatw this year

[@NotProFishing]

At least it wasn't bat

[@wendychavez5348]

Hmmmm....

[@jillmccoy5184]

@@NotProFishing Aren't bats rats with wings? 😂

[@laurawillits176]

We're doomed!!!!! Oh yeah, wait. We are all going to die. Well, never mind then.

[@elphieofkiamoko]

Shoutout to the editing team because you pulled that "China plague" clip STRAIGHT out of my brain. Some things never change...

[@karenjb82]

Just love how humans never learn from our mistakes, ever.

[@LlamaDrama142]

@malcolm Caden a lot of people here are unfortunately very stubborn and self-righteous, and cannot hear “you can’t do ______” because they immediately conclude their ‘freedom’ is being threatened. It’s infuriating to live around people like this.

[@llab3903]

@malcolm Caden y’all aren’t the same size.

[@clarehidalgo]

@malcolm Caden As an American, so many people know so little about the past they wouldn't notice a red flag of history repeating itself even if the flag pole impaled them in the face

[@stuartd9741]

@malcolm Caden Malcolm are you suggesting in 'Straylia the vaccine is going to be mandatory? I would not celebrate that fact - at all🤯. ..... But agree with your sentiments of your comment.. I would say it's how people are led to how they react to a crisis. Poor leadership/guidance poor leads to poor obeyance of the rules.

[@stuartd9741]

Or the people in charge never learn ? Is it fair to say that?

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

Thank you, discrimination and racism HAPPENED, and pretending it didn't is beyond irresponsible, it is racism as well. Do not be afraid to tell what happened in all its truth!

[@PrezVeto]

"… is beyond irresponsible, it is racism as well." Enough hyperbole! That is not necessarily the case.

[@the11382]

Racism is how they turned "The plague comes from China" into "Only Chinese can be infected."

[@taranoreilly5101]

@@PrezVeto Whitewashing history breeds ignorance, which allows it to repeat itself. Pretending it didn't happen makes you complicit.

[@charlesbosse9669]

@@taranoreilly5101 We moderns cannot change the facts.

[@Acidfunkish]

@@charlesbosse9669 Many of us still try to make it, however. Look at all of the people in hysterics over CRT being taught in schools... even though it hasn't been.

[@theuncannydag]

Smh, couldn't even get typhoid or tuberculosis like all the normal people

[@wanderingtrombonist7244]

SMH

[@NUFIGHTER]

@The Uncanny Dag Of which, San Francisco and LA are still battling those diseases within the homeless population. 😥

[@thatjillgirl]

I mean there's still a TON of tuberculosis in the world, including the U.S., particularly in places like homeless shelters where lots of people with irregular access to healthcare are in close quarters. TB kills a couple million every year around the world.

[@kayleeleeferink3842]

I’m from Alberta and until I was 16 I thought rats were only in really dirty places like Europe and New York

[@AlaskaGatsby]

I played this song for my teacher in freshman year of high school and she did not think i was cool, glad to see this song finally appreciated

[@kellyg358]

I find it interesting that Kinyoun looked for "Patient Zero" while Blue actually looked for a means of transmission. Did Kinyoun ever consider that the first plague victim was a man who had been in the country for 20 years?

[@vandilore]

but the plague didn’t just develop, it had to be spread. and there could’ve been many other victims, he was just the one who happened to be seen by a health inspector

[@ladypeartree]

And kinyoun upon finding any potential patient zero was like "nah let the ship through"