The Bubonic Plague in... San Francisco?
by Caitlin Doughty – Ask A Mortician
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That time San Francisco was plagued by THE LITERAL PLAGUE.Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***Small monthly donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeathA one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYsTHE GOOD DEATH STORE! https://outloudmerch.com/collections/the-order-of-the-good-death***MY LATEST BOOK Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? NOW in PAPERBACK!***http://caitlindoughty.com/books/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballsMy other books!: http://caitlindoughty.com/books***MORE CONTENT!***Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6GFind our podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEMFind our podcast on Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvojThe Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***Website: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.comTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeathFacebook: http://ow.ly/Zz8PWInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath***CREDITS***Mortician: Caitlin DoughtyProducer & Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)Black Death ('Hollaback Girl' by Gwen Stefani): historyteachers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQThis video was largely informed by Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague by David K. Randall. Thank you to Mr. Randall for your exhaustive research and illuminating insight. We'd also like thank Marilyn Chase for her book, The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco. Thank you Ms. Chase for your research and thoughtful explanations. Go read about the plague everyone! ***MUSIC***Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source:http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100617Artist: http://incompetech.com/Iron Horse - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100735Artist: http://incompetech.com/Comic Plodding - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100457Artist: http://incompetech.com/Batty McFaddin - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed undera Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200003Artist: http://incompetech.com/Bad Ideas - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100489Artist: http://incompetech.com/Amazing Plan - Silent Film Dark by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100737Artist: http://incompetech.com/Discovery Hit by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300023Artist: http://incompetech.com/***SELECTED SOURCES/ADDITIONAL READING***Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic PlagueRandall, David K. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, 2019. The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San FranciscoChase, Marilyn. Random House. New York, 2003.San Francisco's bubonic plague epidemic has eerie parallels to modern dayhttps://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/San-Francisco-Chinatown-plague-1900s-15188267.phpSan Francisco’s Plague Yearshttps://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/san-franciscos-plague-yearsMaybe Rats Aren't to Blame for the Black Deathhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/01/rats-plague-black-death-humans-lice-health-science/#:~:text=In%20cases%20of%20plague%20since,go%20on%20to%20bite%20humans.Rats May Not Be to Blame for Spreading the 'Black Death'https://www.livescience.com/61444-black-death-cause-found-transmission.htmlStudies reveal how plague disables immune system, and how to exploit the process to make a vaccinehttps://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/news/studies-reveal-howplague-disables-immune-system-and-how-to-exploit-the-process-to-make-a-vaccineThe ‘Chinese Flu’ Is Part of a Long History of Racializing Diseasehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-17/when-racism-and-disease-spread-together