Why the Bubonic Plague Still Exists Today

When you think of the Plague, the Black Death of the 14th century, with its medieval cities overrun with rats and creepy plague masks, probably comes to mind. But the Plague isn't a disease of the past; it's still very much around.
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There are actually three major types of plague depending on what part of the body is affected. Septicemic, pneumonic, and bubonic, which is what we think of when we hear “the plague” since it’s the most common type.
Symptoms may include fever, chills, body aches, nausea, and vomiting, all of which can usually take anywhere between one to seven days to pop up. But probably the most important thing to keep in mind is that timing here is crucial, because things can go downhill quickly if treatment isn’t started immediately. And that goes for all three types of plague.
If treatment for bubonic plague doesn’t work or is administered too late or if the bubonic stage doesn’t occur, the bacteria can continue its spread from the lymph nodes into the bloodstream, where it starts to multiply.
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How the Plague Reshaped the World
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"This apocalyptic pestilence became known as the “black death” because infected people often developed buboes, swollen lymph nodes in the groin and neck, that turned black. Europe’s population was halved in four years. But that doesn’t cover the half of it. The pandemic also swept through Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Some estimates of mortality go as high as two hundred million.
Yes the Bubonic Plague Is Still Around, Why You Don’t Need to Worry
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"Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be frightening to imagine another disease spreading across the globe - especially one as infamous as the bubonic plague. But, fortunately, we’re in the clear."
Plague: A Scourge From Ancient to Modern Times
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"Throughout history, urban rats have been the most dangerous plague-carriers to humans. Infected rat fleas can transmit Yersinia pestis to humans through their bites. Wild animals can catch plague through eating infected animals. "
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[@edmaluf]

Doctor: "how cool is that?" Me: "I'm outta here".

[@elonmusk_5394]

Ye in new york it might be cool but in a remote village somewhere in africa not so much.

[@popipom18]

@@elonmusk_5394how tf is the plauge cool

[@particles343]

Nice to see people that genuinely love their work.

[@love_cook]

That last sentence is genuinely scary, *"It is difficult to get funding for diseases that don't effect developed countries"*

[@Rotisiv]

It clearly displays the reality of our world today.

[@512TheWolf512]

Likewise, poor countries wouldn't give any of their wealth to the developed countries

[@love_cook]

@@512TheWolf512 wealth of poor countries has already been taken away by developed countries in various ways, remotely working, mining resources, draining human resources, brain drain etc... all while poor nations have hardly any benefit other than just surviving as no useful skill is developed in the nation to support the people. It's all about money for the people in power, to which all of those haven't had that their entire life falls victim to.

[@Simoss13]

2021 better not get any ideas

[@brianisme6498]

No, but 2022 is smirking

[@axomfitnessbuddy6741]

👀

[@inolongerusethisaccount5378]

@@brianisme6498 how? is anything going wrong in 2022

[@brianisme6498]

@@inolongerusethisaccount5378 everything

[@inolongerusethisaccount5378]

@@brianisme6498 but its 2021 its not 2022 yet-

[@masterimbecile]

Hey we're learning about this in our microbiology class! In the US, bubonic plague cases are more concentrated in the Southwest, and we need to hit it with antibiotics ASAP. Trouble is it shares its characteristic symptoms with some other microbial infections, so taking a patient's travel history is also extremely important (as is the case in many other infectious diseases). Also, the bacteria coats the linings of a flea's digestive tract, making it always feeling hungry and biting more often!

[@qotsacovers6115]

What a fitting background music for such a video.

[@Biociety]

Hahahaha 😂

[@bastiaan7777777]

Clapping noise, distracting.

[@hlakbrlighthouse1835]

@@bastiaan7777777 EZCLAP

[@bastiaan7777777]

The background music is too loud when the prof is speaking. it is distracting.

[@stijn2472]

Great start of 2021.

[@joejia1410]

"how cool is that" if there had been cases of the plague here, I would think that too!

[@MewWolf5]

4:21 Why are they using those gun-like things to innoculate the soldiers? Is it more sterile than a regular hypodermic syringe?

[@mastaw]

Probably, since the tool itself doesn't seem to enter the body (I'm no expert though)

[@ad636051]

Those guns actually do not have any needles, it actually injects the vaccine at high enough pressures that the jet stream is strong enough to penetrate the skin. This was very commonly used in the 20th century for mass vaccinations because you didn't need a sterile needle for every person.

[@maxamus5617]

Pov: never seen a gun

[@quinnjd]

im asexual too

[@Teo-fx9uo]

Thanks very much for making this video 😊😊😊.

[@Master_Therion]

If you have the Bubonic Plague growing on your teeth would that be Bubonic Plaque?

[@porscheguy5848]

Love the video and interview but the background music/drums is way too much.

[@20_percent]

If you’re going through rough times, please don’t give up. Better times are coming ❤️

[@PixP6]

As I'm reading this I got an f in math and got grounded

[@LanesAviationYT]

@@PixP6 funniest comment of this week 😂😂😂

[@yukonnik8581]

Bruh shut up

[@512TheWolf512]

October 2023 says you're dead wrong

[@johnmcsloy]

Terrible background music that ruins everything. You can barely hear what's being said!

[@sindhu9084]

No wonder SCP 049 stills wants to Cure the pestilence.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

they answer the title question at 3:30

[@bikeshmaharjan4241]

Ok I was curious about plague and there seemed to be no videos and redources your videos helped understand it thanks✨

[@kantanlabs3859]

Very nice short presentation of Plague, music choice was OK for me !

[@dbrh404]

Happy New Year!!!

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@Xainfinen]

It just come to my mind that some people would have a blast popping some budos that's for sure....

[@wannacashmeoutside]

If a doctor were to tell me I had plague (before watching this video) I would have been like “uummm what year is it and can I get another doctor? 😂”

[@hamilton5656]

That drum beat at the end is a little too familiar…

[@JAMES-my8bf]

Sometimes, I like to Fill UP my Bathtub with Milk, lay in the Fetal Position and pretend that I'm a Cheerio.

[@devils9844]

WTF

[@JAMES-my8bf]

@@devils9844 I also enjoy farting on a Giraffe's golf clubs. 3.9eA 6 r/k3m//k3m//

[@imaspecofdust3913]

Mood

[@Militant8724]

Docter: How cool is that Me: I outta here

[@flamez_177]

Happy new year from Australia

[@axelmalika530]

**insert plague doctor dancing with gangsta paradise song**

[@chickyproductions4347]

My heart is stopped

[@JacobELee]

Look into what’s going on in Madagascar

[@DanielPerez-ee3wp]

Happy new year

[@Dan-di9jd]

Wait... this guy is an infectious disease doctor and he's in New York but he found out through the news that the disease is there yet they didn't contact him first? That says a lot about his "expertise."

[@maruku4445]

Doctors need to still be wearing those beaks now. We're still in a plague.

[@cheesywiz9443]

and it looks fricking cool and serious... and mysterious

[@No-ho5qn]

@@cheesywiz9443 it’s scary

[@KraziAnnRKissed]

They didn't work. The fleas would bite their ankles so the masks did nothing. They didn't know that at the time. It was also used for them to not smell the rotting flesh from the plague. 🤢

[@GuysIMALIVE]

Maybe a fun fact : Plague doctors believe that the virus is "actually" cause by bad air so they put spices on a beak to act as a respirator, and they wear long gowns covered in wax to prevent the "bad air" sticking to them. The bad air theory was wrong, The actual cause of the virus is fleas. But guess what? Just by wearing their gown covered in wax, They actually survived because the fleas cannot nest on them. Unexpected anaswer.

[@maxamus5617]

No we're not

[@justbodewes]

What is this music???

[@mohammedshaik9647]

Dear 2021, No. Just no.

[@TheGamer-ui6zf]

Nothing more terrifying than seeing someone wearing that mask

[@Crovea]

It's rather silly. They thought that disease spread through bad smells, so they put a bunch of herbs and flowers in the nose

[@behemothinferno]

Listening to this guy is worse the having the pneumonic plague!

[@bigounce5921]

You're gonna make me paranoid

[@MistarZtv]

2021 is taking notes 😔

[@tomato7195]

Trailer for 2021

[@MegaBrAnDoN04]

Guy works for Mayonnaise, how trustworthy could he be.

[@raycharles704]

What’s up with the bird mask????

[@scottmiller1297]

How would anyone especially someone whose job it is to fight things like that off start a sentence with ( oh how cool is that)

[@cliffpinchon2832]

made me renew my Vow to avoid places like the Mayo Clinic...

[@user-qs2vb4yv3t]

Ik I see nothing cool about it I bet it wouldn’t be cool if he had it

[@DeRien8]

I find it hilarious when I freak out people from the east coast or midwest when I tell them we have plague squirrels in California. On another note, idk why people find the music distracting. I didn't even notice it as noteworthy until I read a bunch of comments about it.

[@greensteve9307]

Well done, you have realised that different people are different.

[@namrathapai7992]

scp-049 comeing back

[@Andinzre]

Background music is a bit tad to much...

[@picklejarb0b50]

0:21 that news reporter needs a little cough syrup

[@ranjitkalita3734]

Honestly, Didn't want to watch this video just before 2021😩😩😩

[@Megalith21]

Just seeing SCP-049, made me click the video :3

[@themassmauler]

I almost puked

[@LilGoobster727]

*WHAT* IS STILL AROUND!

[@TheTopicHole]

4:21 I hope that guy was going to change the needle...

[@mrlentien5333]

Doesn't look like he will

[@kirkjohnson9353]

His equipment does not use a needle - it uses high pressure and no needle.

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

@@kirkjohnson9353 explain please. Does the pressure puncture through the skin?

[@aiki6378]

@@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095 yep

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

@@aiki6378 wow

[@Rotisiv]

I guess we should be grateful we weren’t born during the restless times of our history. 😅

[@slice55]

tell your children to get ready for 2120

[@rickyhan7023]

Can we please have the guy narrator back?

[@AlliM]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND STAY SAFE

[@o1dragone]

Ok

[@JimCorrigan777]

Not enough bloodletting

[@thangchinsiamguite4725]

seeker why are you doing this?

[@pratikkawade4861]

Me watching this while I have a synus infection.....hmmmm

[@awardedbagelhole7444]

Can you explain to me what’s a synus infection?

[@pratikkawade4861]

@@awardedbagelhole7444 I think you should Google it would give you a better explanation.....ohh wait you already have soooo have a nice day

[@awardedbagelhole7444]

@@pratikkawade4861 OK

[@user-yd3mx5cx2s]

Sad 😢

[@PerAnkh418]

Sounds yummy! #nomnomnom 👍 x

[@navedhasan4632]

*Can you please not...*

[@captindo]

Interesting information, just, less upbeat jazz, makes me feel like I should be making a decent meal lol.

[@khashayarnasrifar8662]

Of course its obvious there was no cure so ppl went clean znd it went crying

[@saulgoodman2018]

0:30, What? What is wrong with this doctor?

[@randomtinypotatocried]

I've interacted with a lot of doctors (and other healthcare providers) who are very similar to that.

[@yaboi8644]

@@randomtinypotatocried it‘s so weird, you would think that empathy is something intelligent people like doctors possess more often

[@rhondaclark716]

ONLY

[@keenfire8151]

Everything that humans have contracted over the years is still here. We just have these wonder things called 'antibiotics'.

[@erikybarra3898]

For bacterial infections! Nothing can really cure viral infections!

[@jacobhuff3748]

Scary thing is that the black death(1347-1351) was made worse by famine that happened decades prior. Let's pray that we don't have another perfect storm.

[@rhondaclark716]

By. Vice impact

[@Alleykat0166]

It is cool 👌

[@PNVSSAIPUNEET]

Who’s here after the news

[@miss.apprehended]

According to the Bio N Tech CEO "the virus (covid19) will stay with us for the next 10 years" & "we need to get used to the facts that there'll be more outbreaks".

[@nagumosan2706]

speaking of "plague" who knows the doctor called scp-049/Plague doctor

[@Gingerbreadbestgirl]

Me lol

[@Maiz_bien_rico]

Lol

[@LabyrithZone]

one more short mom the short:

[@ilymax1417]

i been playing to much plague inc I DID NOT MAKE UP THIS COMMENT.

[@Cowboyfan-wk6ww]

How do vaccines work against bacterial infections? I thought only antibiotics are effective towards bacteria

[@anonymoususer6251]

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[@mastaw]

Vaccines are prevention, antibiotics are reaction.

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

Vaccines are not antibiotics.

[@ddpwe5269]

Yes, lets keep using bandages, rather than fixing the problem, by not using animals the way we do. Where do the majority of viruses/diseases come from? ANIMALS!!!!

[@GRAGH57]

Me : ‘one day until 2021 it’s gonna be so nice’ Also me : looks at KZbin sees this Me now: 👁👄👁 ‘we’re gonna fall for it again’

[@clarkadrian7312]

Bruh don't jinx 2021

[@wanderer4693]

What made you to upload it this day 😑

[@philsophkenny]

🤔

[@Yuki-fv9tb]

2023 better not get any ideas

[@rhondaclark716]

In Mexico Africa refugees on boats

[@Coolness]

So excited for this video

[@bishplis7226]

LOUDER I CANT HEAR YOOOOOU

[@user-mq3ts7lr9l]

Pop the bubo.

[@corneliuselbourne1044]

This thing is giving people auto immune disorder, this is the real killer here.

[@Mohammed-up8lg]

So exited to see and learn stuff from my favourite channel seeker😘😘😘😘

[@MURICA573]

My bad bro I should’ve gotten the vaccine In 1534

[@watchdealer11]

It's an issue for countries without economic freedom

[@sn5301679]

Are USA considered one? its happen there since the number of homeless risen. Rat+Trash = prepare for disease.

[@watchdealer11]

@@sn5301679 0.17% of the US population is homeless. 2% of the world's population is homeless. Nice try.

[@sn5301679]

@@watchdealer11 its about the number of homeless in the city, like NY, CA? Crowded place with bad sanitation is recipe for disease.

[@shifufuu]

The Bubonic Plague.

[@tiffanymon.com1]

guys this is probs the last pandemic for 100 years

[@nancyhey1012]

I’m afraid not! I’m afraid monkeypox is going to cause another pandemic.

[@coldgrumpytree5441]

@@nancyhey1012 You were so wrong

[@nancyhey1012]

@@coldgrumpytree5441 I’m glad I was wrong about monkeypox. But I’m afraid that there will be more pandemics in my lifetime.

[@liebendeinsam]

This bacteria is like us humans! Create an ambient, than grow destructing the host! :)

[@Cherb123456]

Did any Influenza Virus ever leave... like at all? Because we certainly act like that's our goal

[@andrewosegueda309]

I wonder if the word booboo came from bubo (probs doesn't matter cause its useless anyways)

[@BluntCutMetalWorks]

Months ago, I mention background music was distracting. Now, it is so annoying to a point no longer to able to watch this channel. Thanks and reluctantly bye.

[@oalfodr]

Your guest is very cool

[@TheSTallINNA]

Music is way off and vary loud, annoying af

[@haroonaboo368]

മലയാളം

[@rohitraj-df8qs]

2021??????...!!!!