Oh meh guurd... The Plague

leaskovski · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:18

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23460709

Parts of a national forest in California have been evacuated and closed down after a squirrel was found to be infected with the plague.

How much of this is really a problem? I guess rats are still a big carrier of this, but cute little squirrels as well?! :eek:

What if this attacks a dog or cat (as we see in those most comical youtube videos), would that turn it into Outbreak the film!?

Redz · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:20

Damn. I'm moving to Madagascar.

doofer · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:24

Jonathan Fielding, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, told the BBC that agriculture workers would dust squirrel burrows in order to reduce the flea population.

That's so reassuring considering that Squirrels live in dreys which are high up in trees and not in burrows.

Suarez7 · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:24

MickeyFinns · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:25

I knew my plague inoculation would come in useful!

Freakbro · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:26

It shows how reliant we are on antibiotics, the biggest pandemic outbreaks in human history killing hundreds of millions could have been stopped with a simple antibiotic.

Makes you realise how serious it is now we are getting resistant bacteria and no new antibiotics developed for decades (afaik)

scorza · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:32

doofer said:
That's so reassuring considering that Squirrels live in dreys which are high up in trees and not in burrows.

Ground squirrels live in burrows though

Ceryndrion · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:34

Pretty certain that plague has been a problem in southern california for quite some time..

leaskovski · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:36

Isn't that HIV?

Damn hippies

Cosimo · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:40

Redz said:
Damn. I'm moving to Madagascar.

There will be nowhere to hide on land.

Derek W · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:42

I thought you were referring to the retarded title of oh meh guurd, writing stuff like that does appear to be a plague thats hit the youth these days ........

Kishywish · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:42

Cosimo said:
There will be nowhere to hide on land.

Get a boat.

Worked for Noah.

Participant · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:50

Ceryndrion said:
Pretty certain that plague has been a problem in southern california for quite some time..

If by problem you mean absolutely zero deaths since ever then yeah, it's been a huge problem.

Redz · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:50

Cosimo said:
There will be nowhere to hide on land.

Madagascar is often safe, they close the port quite quick during a pandemic.

Reaper 392 · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:57

Redz said:
Damn. I'm moving to Madagascar.

And if it does get to Madagacar then you can guarantee that it will miss somewhere else like Cuba :mad:

holymonk · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:58

War Z

Woden · 26 Jul 2013 at 18:02

Aren't most people immune to it now? Or at least resistant. Any desiese that wipes out 2/3 of the human population is going to leave behind mostly resistant people, who will pass on those genes.