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Plague Panic And Proof
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“Bubonic plague” is the kind of phrase that can spike your heart rate before you even finish the headline. Kevin and Palmi, two disability advocates who pay close attention to how health news lands in real life, break down a recent plague scare that spread across U.S. reporting after a death connected to a Russian institute was framed as a possible outbreak.
We walk through what was actually known, what was merely suspected, and how conflicting official statements can turn uncertainty into panic. Along the way, we clarify the basics of bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, and…
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