November 07, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:Looks like we've got a
Looks like we've got a couple of cases of bubonic plague here in New York.
Eeek! The sky is falling! The terrorists are coming! Run for the hills!
No, the editorial board will not be retreating to the Secret Live From The WTC bunker. The editorial board is much more worried about the unexplained outbreak of Leptirosis in Riverside Park, which threatens The Official Live From The WTC Canine Companion.
The people with the bubonic plague are a couple. They're from New Mexico. Where bubonic plague is found in the local rodent population. So probably, they didn't get it here.
Also, while the plague did a nasty job on Europe in the Middle Ages, we lack the conditions that made it so deadly. Houses filled with straw and the rats that live on it. The hygeine of your typical college druggie frat. Medical treatment that centered around wearing garlic and accusing Jews of poisoning the wells. If it's caught early, bubonic plague is highly treatable. While I don't doubt that Al Qaeda would like to bioengineer some supergerm that would resist antibiotics and only spare the faithful, who would be protected by miraculous intervention from Allah, I doubt they have the resources in their caves.
Posted by Jane Galt at November 7, 2002 09:12 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links