#bubonic plague !!

[weirdlookindog]

John Franklin (19th century) - The Dance of Death, 1841

illustration for W. H. Ainsworth’s 'Old St. Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire' (London: Parry, Blenkharn & Co., 1847)

[knickknackoftheday]

felt + clay plague doctor

[achromatophoric]

Pre-Wenclair. Wednesday approaches Enid between classes.

Wednesday: Enid, are you perhaps the bubonic plague?

Enid: Whuh?

Wednesday: Because you make me feel absolutely wretched inside.

Enid: Wh-What?

Wednesday: Was I not clear? The sight of you incites chills. Your very presence fogs my mind and lingers like chronic pain.

Enid: 😦

Wednesday: Fever. Malaise. Gastrointestinal disturbances. Symptoms often associated with the flu. Simply put, you make me sick.

Enid: I-I— I’m sorry?

Wednesday: You should be. It is all terribly inconvenient. And worst yet, your infliction hounds me even in sleep.

Enid: 😧

Wednesday: Because of your virulent existence, I awaken each morning to a nauseating mess. Like discharge from a ruptured bubo of the plague’s etymological origin.

Enid: O-Oh god. I— how could—

Enid: *sobbing*

Enid: I-I have to go. I’msosorry!!

Enid: *runs away in tears*

Wednesday: *confused*

Yoko: *steps out of hiding* WHAT the EVER loving FUCK was THAT?!

Wednesday: I was merely following your advice.

Yoko: By equating our sweet and lovable Enid with a fucking PLAGUE!?

Wednesday: Yes. Your explicit instructions were to tell her how she makes me feel.

Yoko: Well, yes! But not— I meant in a nice way.

Wednesday: I do not do ‘nice.’

Yoko: Sweet baby Tepes— Fine. Then how about the sexy innuendo? I did NOT hear a sexy innuendo.

Wednesday: *offended* Are you as deaf as you are dumb? I both opened and closed with innuendos of a sexual nature.

Yoko:

Yoko: How are the Black Death and a fucking popped boil innuendos?! AND HOW ARE THEY SEXY!?

Wednesday: I very specifically said ‘bubonic’ plague, not the Black Death. And while both are certainly filled with pus, a ‘bubo’ is a swollen lymph node, not some common boil.

Yoko: 🤢

Wednesday: *sighs* I should not be surprised. For your information, both bubonic and bubo are derived from the Greek βουβών, meaning ‘groin.’

Yoko: *processing*

Wednesday: *waits*

Yoko: Uh— hang on, lemme get this gay. You asked if she was a GROIN plague?

Wednesday: Correct.

Yoko: And that you were so down bad infected that you dream about her?

Wednesday: Of course.

Yoko: And in the mornings, you— OOOooohhHH! *smacks forehead*

Yoko: Mess. Bubo equals groin. So you have…?

Wednesday: *faint blush* Nocturnal emissions.

Yoko: 🤨

Yoko: 🤔

Yoko: 🧐

Yoko: Okay Addams, you get an A plus on intent, but we’re definitely gonna have to work on execution. Got anything else?

Wednesday: The propensity with which she invades my thoughts is not dissimilar from naegleria fowler, or perhaps the cystic stage of trichinosis spiralis…

[anebulouspurpose]

The doctor will see you now.

Prints available at https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/anebulouspurpose/plague-doctor/

[microbes-in-hats]

Yersinia pestis

Yersinia pestis is the bacterium responsible for plague, with the most common manifestations being bubonic plague, septicemic plague, and pneumonic plague.

Image taken via transmission electron microscopy. Bar = 1 μm

Photo credit: Hans R. Gelderblom, Rolf Reissbrodt/RKI

[dr-krankenhosen]

Went and saw the perseid meteor shower last night! I went to French Creek Park, in PA. It was a bit wet but a lovely time. It has been on my bucket list to see such a s thing, as its hard to see in the city.

[pragmatismandmagic]

Would love to study the sociological reason we all decided plague doctor's needed to be fashionable. It has no roots in actual history. Look at what plague masks actually looked like in Europe during the Black Death:

look at these silly little birds. These ugly ducklings. Why the fuck did they grow up to be sexy goth swans

You could make a historically accurate plague doctor costume out of a burlap sack and a graduation gown, and if you showed up to a Halloween party like that you would be cropped out of the Instagram pics for the night. Why did this happen???????? Where did you come from historically non-existent tumblr sexy-men plague doctors

[ollyvoile]

Add your reasons, if you like!

Other people have added these:

• Yellow fever @notoverjoyed

• Scurvy @monitorchakas

• Lymph disease @wyrmalien

• Diphtheria ( I couldn’t fit this one)

• Malaria “ye olde marsh fever” @bombadilbaddie

• Scrofula “The King’s Evil” @hasturswig

Edit for all the people telling me “uhhh tuberculosis still exists”: I know! :) In fact, all of these sicknesses still exist. In the modern world we live in, however, most of these are only prevalent in developing countries, and certainly not to the extent they once were.

[doctor-soot]

despite all my rage i am still just a bird in a plague

[swallowmyobsession]

corpse paint: OUT

makeup to mimic 13th century bubonic plague victims: IN

[humnooshop]

It's the Black Death European tour of 1347-1351!

The relaxed fit t-shirt and other products with this design are available on my Redbubble :)

[weirdlookindog]

John Franklin (19th century) - The Plague Pit, 1841

illustration for W. H. Ainsworth’s 'Old St. Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire' (London: Parry, Blenkharn & Co., 1847)

[non-threatening-feminist-boy]

confirmed case of the bubonic plague in oregon. huge day for pathologic players

[drseba]

[dr-krankenhosen]

From New York to Maine. Going to the woods for a few days to gather supplies and visit some patients. Fresh northern air is the best cure of them all.