it's perhaps not entirely irrational to be fearful of the plague. but, i got sort of obsessed with it when i was a kid, and it's always the first thing that goes through my mind when i get sick.

if you think you've got the plague, get to a doctor immediately. and, when the people come around, make sure you promptly bring out your dead, too.

but, listen - we've got antibiotics that can get rid of this pretty effectively. with proper medical treatment, this is not the scary disease it once was. we can treat this.