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Disease outbreak in Irkutsk, Siberia raises concern
Original: The outbreak in Irkutsk, Siberia is of grave concern & we won't get a complete, honest answer about what happened. That
Posts are drawing attention to a reported disease outbreak in Irkutsk, Siberia, with commentators saying it is a serious concern and that Russian authorities may not provide a full or honest account. Some note that if the disease is plague, it is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is treatable with antibiotics, though the pneumonic form can progress rapidly and become life-threatening.
Why now: Reports of a possible plague outbreak in Siberia are alarming and raise questions about transparency from Russian health authorities.
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- The outbreak in Irkutsk, Siberia is of grave concern & we won't get a complete, honest answer about what happened. That said, if it's plague, it's not a virus but a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) treatable with antibiotics, though the pneumonic variant acts eerily fast & can… · AthenaHelivoy@mastodon.world · 3
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