How would you get a pandemic from a disease which doesn't spread from person to person? There would have to be an awful lot of infected rodents around.

[–] notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

Try this with only rodents for transmission.

I'm headed to Madagascar before it's too late.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 8 hours ago

Look up the plagues in Europe, some of the worst outbreaks were spread indirectly.

[–] chonkyninja@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Tell that to Europe.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 0 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Hah, yes. That was a little while ago, though. Surely we could do better rodent eradication these days.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 hours ago

Lol. Sadly no we don't do much better at rodent elimination these days. Our sanitation/cleanliness of our living spaces are the primary improvements that prevent things like the bubonic.

[–] chonkyninja@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Viruses mutate, and they do that give a flying fuck about your well being.