These terms apply to your use of PlaguePrimer, a website run by the PlaguePrimer team. By using the site, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the site.

What the site is

PlaguePrimer explains the suspected plague case reported in Irkutsk, Russia, in 2026, and how plague spreads and is contained. It is free to read, with no accounts, payments or ads.

Not medical advice

Everything on the site is general information for education. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for a doctor or your local health authority. Please read our medical disclaimer.

Accuracy

We name our sources, date our pages and correct mistakes, as described in sources and methods. Information about an ongoing event changes quickly, though, and sources can be wrong or incomplete. We can't guarantee that every page is complete, accurate or up to date when you read it. Check the date on each page, and rely on WHO and your national health authority for decisions.

Using our content

The text and diagrams on the site belong to the PlaguePrimer team, unless marked otherwise.

  • You're welcome to quote short passages, for example in an article, a class or a social media post, if you credit PlaguePrimer and link to the page.
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Acceptable use

Please don't:

  • try to break, overload or gain unauthorized access to the site or the systems behind it;
  • copy the site in bulk by automated means in a way that disrupts it;
  • use the site for anything unlawful.

We link to WHO, health agencies, journals and news organizations so you can read the originals. We don't control those sites and are not responsible for their content, availability or privacy practices.

No warranty

The site is provided "as is" and "as available". As far as the law allows, we make no promises about the site, including that it will be accurate, complete, available or free of errors or harmful code.

Limitation of liability

As far as the law allows, the PlaguePrimer team is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of the site, or from relying on anything on it. This includes decisions about your health or anyone else's.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law.

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Governing law

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Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when they last changed. If you keep using the site after a change, the updated terms apply.

Contact

Questions about these terms can go to support@plagueprimer.com.