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In comparison to those who suffered through the great plagues of antiquity, we should remember that we are supremely blessed to live during a time when such pestilences are treatable.
1 posted on 04/01/2020 5:50:14 AM PDT by Antoninus
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To: Antoninus

From a flea causing it to a horseshoe bat with the help of evil humans


2 posted on 04/01/2020 5:58:46 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: SunkenCiv

Catastrophism ping.


4 posted on 04/01/2020 6:43:43 AM PDT by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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To: ebb tide; Salvation; Mrs. Don-o

Catholic ping.


5 posted on 04/01/2020 6:44:03 AM PDT by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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To: Antoninus

Can you imagine the Hell that would break loose if we had a real plague with even a 5% mortality rate (looks like CV-19 will be well under 1%)?


6 posted on 04/01/2020 6:44:06 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: Antoninus

Covid is the sniffles for 99% who get it, the plague was deadly.


7 posted on 04/01/2020 6:47:50 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn....)
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To: Antoninus
If you click to enlarge and look closely at the lower left, you will see the culprit who helped spread the Plague of Justinian in the 6th century AD.

Maybe THIS is what started the 'myth' of ALL women being scared of MICE and RATS................

13 posted on 04/01/2020 8:19:00 AM PDT by Red Badger (If people were to God like dogs are to people, the world would be a really great place..............)
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To: Antoninus; Al Hitan; Coleus; DuncanWaring; Fedora; irishjuggler; Jaded; JoeFromSidney; kalee; ...

Ping


15 posted on 04/01/2020 9:23:34 AM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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