#bubonic plague
Plague Is Found in New Mexico. Again.
by Liam Stack /NY Times
The New Mexico Department of Health said this week that two women were found to have plague, bringing the total number of people this year in the state known to have the disease to three.
All three patients, a 63-year-old man and two women, ages 52 and 62, were treated at hospitals in the Santa Fe area and released after a few days, said Paul Rhien, a health department spokesman.
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Health officials in New Mexico have more experience with plague than many might expect: Every year for the last few years, a handful of people in New Mexico have come down with plague. One person has died.
While the word “plague” may conjure images of medieval cities laid to waste by the Black Death, the disease is still a part of the modern world. It is much less common than it once was, but it is no less serious.
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Black Death patches, for those of you who like something morbid and beautiful. During The Great Plague of 1665 in London, the last major epidemic of The Bubonic Plague, a sprig of lavender was fastened to each wrist to protect the wearer form the dreaded disease. Link in bio. ⚔
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Ke$ha’s song is actually about the Bubonic Plague– who knew she could be so educational?
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Above is an image of the Yersinia pestis bacterium. This little bacterium, which coincidentally looks like a green cheese puff is what causes Bubonic Plague. Also known as the “Black Death” the plague killed an estimated 25 million million people in Europe, Asia & the Middle East in the 14th Century.
It was commonly believe that TODAY in 1345 was the beginning of the catastrophic plague. Allegedly, according to 14th Century scholars this was due to a “triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter & Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius.” We now know the actual cause for the disease is the bacteria mentioned above being carried by fleas, traveling on rats and then jumping off onto other mammals. So, in a round about way - today is plague day!
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Ancient mass grave unearthed at Italian gallery thought to contain dozens of plague victims
Work to expand the Uffizi Gallery’s exhibit space has unearthed an ancient cemetery with dozens of skeletons archaeologists say might have been victims of the plague or some other epidemic that swept through Florence during the 4th or 5th century.
Archaeologists and art officials showed reporters Wednesday the excavation at the renowned museum. In five months of digging, archaeologists uncovered 60 well-preserved skeletons in a cemetery apparently made in a hurry, perhaps a mass grave, with bodies laid side-by-side at roughly the same time.
Read more and see more really cool photos at the National Post
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The Triumph of Death. Palermo, Palazzo Abatellis. Early fifteenth century.
“Some important observations from details of the painting deserve mention in increasing relevance. First, as mentioned, in the living group of ‘survivors’ behind Death the artist has painted himself looking out directly at the viewer while holding a brush; left of him is his likely assistant or apprentice also looking out. Second, in the plague group on the bottom right, one elegantly dressed woman grimaces in a rictus of shock and fear at the arrow just having struck her while her companion on the right (further from Death’s advance) may be attempting to comfort her. Third, nearly all of Death’s arrows are protruding from the necks of the victims, which greatly favors the responsive lymphatic nature of bubonic plague where the body attempts – usually in futility – to fight off the assault on the immune system. Fourth, a close look at Death’s bow shows it to be a compound bow from the East, likewise his arrow sheath, suggesting a cognition that this form of death came from the Mongol Empire, commensurate with the plague of 1347-51 arriving with the Golden Horde from Central Asia where the Mongol Empire was then on the wane.” (source)
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Went to the Plague Village (Eyam) today! Here are some of my pictures from my trip :)
Something small to prove im still alive n kicking. Things have been really busy this last week and I’ve been working on some more complex projects that’ll hopefully be ready sooner than later, thank you all so much for the kind words and follows and everything, I plan on doing a small giveaway to mark the end of summer soon, and I’m working on getting commissions ready too.
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For all those who were asking about Y. Pestis…it was there the whole time, in our hearts. (Also in pattern set 2.)
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