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I'm Pretty Sure I Have Bubonic Plague


CatherineM

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I probably caught it at west edmonton mall. Lots of people on a Saturday. They had a fencing competition. I'm not sure why parents think 8 year old kids should play with swords that are longer than they are tall. Gave a speech to 240 pharmacists at the fantasyland hotel. I'm blaming them. Seriously. They are around sick people all day. Now I'm going to miss my class tomorrow. No big deal. Br. Donatus is cool. He's 78 years old, so I don't need to expose him to anything. I have to recover for Wednesday. That class is kicking my rear end, and I can't miss it.

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I read a news story in the New York Times about a scientist who died recently of plague. He was doing lab work on a supposedly de-fanged copy of the organism and it must have somehow made its way out of the petri dish and into his body. What a way to go.

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Piccoli Fiori JMJ

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I read a news story in the New York Times about a scientist who died recently of plague. He was doing lab work on a supposedly de-fanged copy of the organism and it must have somehow made its way out of the petri dish and into his body. What a way to go.
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He had a genetic issue that made him susceptible to it... http://boingboing.net/2011/02/28/the-strange-story-of.html

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I've had immunity issues ever since I got sick with listeria. The husband could go outside in -20 degree weather in just a t-shirt and roll around in a dumpster, and not even get a runny nose.

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[quote name='FutureNunJMJ' timestamp='1299548164' post='2219000']
He had a genetic issue that made him susceptible to it... [url="http://boingboing.net/2011/02/28/the-strange-story-of.html"]http://boingboing.ne...e-story-of.html[/url]
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My husband's family has a history of hemachromatosis :blink: (<Insert irrational fear of the bubonic plague here/>)

Prayers for you, CatherineM! Being sick is terrible and may God grant you a speedy recovery!

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[quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1299550918' post='2219010']
Would someone please just kill me.
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How are your stools?

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Oooohh! Bubonic plague! That's SO medieval of you! Lots of great saints died of bubonic plague - or ministered to plague victims and didn't die. Either way, bubonic plague has played an important role in Catholic history. As to your request that somebody just kill you now, I'd be happy to oblige, but if it really is bubonic plague, you'll be gone before I can get there. Drat the luck!

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OnlySunshine

Perhaps you should say a novena to St. Catherine of Siena. After all, she was born during the time when the "black death" was sweeping through Italy AND she cared for the sick. I love that she is referred to as the patron saint of nurses. :)

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if u would like to up your chances of contracting plague, all you have to do is go to the southwest, find a prairie dog colony, kill all the prairie dogs,and wait for the fleas to come off them and bite you.. that should probably work :)

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[quote name='Semper Catholic' timestamp='1299546928' post='2218995']
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Dear Diary,



Today a pretty girl smiled at me. Which made me nervous. So I threw up.




Once I cleaned up, I smiled back.



All in all, a pretty good day.




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[quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1299566978' post='2219089']
I'm still alive, but I'm pretty sure my death is imminent.
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At least you can go knowing that you got to speak to me one last time :yes:

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