Plague
One of the oldest identifiable diseases known to man, plague remains endemic in many natural foci around the world. It is still widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics and in warmer areas of temperate countries. Essentially a disease of wild rodents, plague is spread from one rodent to another by flea ectoparasites and to humans either by the bite of infected fleas or when handling infected hosts. Recent outbreaks have shown that plague may reoccur in areas that have long remained silent.
Untreated, mortality - particularly from pneumonic plague - may reach high levels. When rapidly diagnosed and promptly treated, plague may be successfully managed with antibiotics such as streptomycin and tetracycline, reducing mortality from 60% to less than 15%.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/disease/plague/en/index.html
Disease outbreaks by year
http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/year/en/index.html
Very Interesting post, lots of reading.
I've been hitting a personal wall over Tetracycline. Sure, I can get it in the local feed store.....but old tetracycline.....will kill you by destroying your liver. Not so good in my stored goods. Do you know if streptomycin has any of the same age related storage problems. The next would be Canadian non prescription sources of it. Thanks
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Tetracycline, is the one drug that I am allergic to. 😐
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