
In February 2024, a man in Oregon in the US, caught the bubonic plague from his infected pet cat. One month later, health officials in Lincoln County, New Mexico, announced a man had died of the disease.
Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, still persists in the environment among rodent and flea populations today and can kill 60% of untreated victims in three to five days.
I seriously doubt widespread death from the Plague could ever happen again, but I decided to do some digging on a natural treatment you can have and take at home should it somehow become a true threat or is weaponized.
My first thought was to use one of the main strategies we used all through COVID which we know to be safe, quite easy, and effective.
(You may want to keep this article in a hard copy binder should the need ever arise, and have the inexpensive things on hand).
There are several forms of bubonic plague:
Plague is caused by the gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis. Early symptoms to watch out for include swollen lymph nodes, sudden fever, head and body aches, weakness, vomiting and nausea, shortness of breath, chest pain, and cough, particularly with bloody mucus. The most important factor for survival is that medical attention begins promptly. Diagnosis is confirmed by culture and body fluid testing. Treatment is with streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline or a fluoroquinolone. (source)
(Please note that fluoroquinolone antibiotics like Cipro, Levaquin or Avelox have black box warnings and repeated FDA Alerts as their side-effects can cripple or kill. Therefore it is prudent to know readily available natural means should hospitals be swamped or antibiotics unavailable.)
Is Colloidal Silver/Nanosilver Effective For Bubonic Plague?
Excerpts from The Silver Edge gives this insight:
“Unfortunately, there’s no modern-day clinical evidence that colloidal silver (in a nano-silver form) is effective against a bubonic plague infection in humans.
But we’ve all heard the story that during the 14th century bubonic plague outbreak in Europe, which killed an estimated 1.5 million people and was also known as the Black Death, the young children of wealthy families were instructed to suck on silver spoons each day to preserve their health.
In hindsight, modern commentators say the tiny amounts of silver ingested from sucking on the silver spoons boosted immunity and helped killed infectious microorganisms, thus preventing many cases of bubonic plague among those who could afford to eat from real silver utensils.
As the story goes, this is how the phrase, “Born with a silver spoon in his mouth” came about. Whether or not the story is apocryphal is still up for debate.
Modern-day evidence for colloidal silver’s effectiveness against the bubonic plague pathogen is weak. Nevertheless, it’s very interesting.
For example, a company called American Biotech manufacturers a colloidal silver-based topical disinfectant spray product called ASAP-AGX-32. This product is widely used in hospitals, labs, public schools, gymnasiums, etc. to decrease concentrations of germs on surfaces such as countertops.
American Biotech conducted extensive lab testing with an independent laboratory demonstrates their colloidal silver-based disinfectant spray kills the bubonic plague pathogen. In a press release, they wrote:
“Y. pestis is the bacterium that causes Bubonic Plague, which can kill 60% of untreated victims in three to five days. We wanted to test the limits of our product’s capability, and we are delighted with the results. A normal in vitro (test tube) bacterial test uses a load of 500,000 bacteria per milliliter. The level of plague causing bacteria in our sample was 160 times that normal amount. The ASAP-AGX-32 silver-based disinfectant killed the bacteria in less than two minutes.” (source)
American Biotech took out a patent on the process for using their colloidal silver disinfectant spray to kill the bubonic plague pathogen, Yersinia pestis, as well as a number of other potentially deadly pathogens. In part, here’s what the patent states: “By performing a standard kill-time assay using a Y. pestis suspension, it is demonstrated that silver compositions of the present invention are effective even against the bubonic plague bacteria.”
But…the laboratory study conducted on this colloidal silver product was strictly a test tube study. It was not in vivo testing, i.e., inside the human body testing.
So this doesn’t prove colloidal silver would work against a bubonic plague infection in the human body. It only demonstrates that it works against the pathogen in a test tube or on an open surface.
Nevertheless, it’s a significant indication that colloidal silver could indeed work against an infection caused by the bubonic plague pathogen.
One More Very Interesting Piece of Evidence

The only other evidence I’ve been able to find for colloidal silver’s potential effectiveness against bubonic plague is from former CIA microbiologist Larry Wayne Harris.
Harris tested colloidal silver against both the anthrax and bubonic plague pathogens while he was with the CIA, and again afterwards. He found silver to be highly effective.
Indeed, when asked on national television whether there were any natural substances that could protect the population against anthrax, bubonic plague and other serious pathogens, Harris, who is author of Bacteriological Warfare: a Major Threat to North America, What You and Your Family Can Do Before and After, responded:
“The only natural substance I know of that is effective against these microbes is colloidal silver. I tested that myself and found it effective against both anthrax and the bubonic plague pathogens.”
However, Harris also stated:
“In the event of outbreaks of biological plagues, those who have already been taking sufficient levels of colloidal silver will have an automatic resistance in their bodies… If, however, a person has not been taking colloidal silver for 30 to 50 days prior to exposure to a plague, silver will have little effect. This is because invading bacteria can kill within several days, while it takes weeks for colloidal silver to be spread through your entire body’s trillions of cells.”
That poses quite a dilemma.
While many people, including myself, have taken small amounts of colloidal silver daily for years, many others only use it periodically – for example, if they feel a nasty cold coming on, or a bout of food poisoning, or some other infection that they want to deal with quickly, safely and naturally.
So that leaves most of us in trouble as we don’t take colloidal silver daily. But read on..
Get Colloidal Silver Into the Body For Plague
The Silver Edge continues: “Fortunately, there is a way to get colloidal silver into the bloodstream and the body’s cells quickly, easily and effectively by nebulizing (even if you haven’t been using colloidal silver regularly).
In October, 2001, the Health Sciences Institute (HSI) reported on a medical symposium that had been held after the 9-11 terror attacks to address dealing with germ-warfare agents like anthrax, the bubonic plague and others. Well-known health symposium panelist, Dr. Marcial-Vega, had discovered while dealing with pneumonia patients the fact that colloidal silver can be quickly and easily carried into the human blood stream and from there into the body’s cells and tissues, simply by nebulizing it into the lungs.
Nebulizing using colloidal (nano) silver was widely used during COVID. The nebulizer distributes the fine mist of the colloidal silver straight into the blood stream, cells and tissues.
Since the recent Plague death was thought to be from the dreaded aerosol form, which causes infection when breathed into the lungs, this information would seem to be all the more important.
Dr. Marcial-Vega’s Recommendation:
Of all the available treatments, Dr. Marcial-Vega has seen the greatest success with nebulizer treatments using a colloidal silver preparation.
He recommends several daily nebulizer treatments with 4 cc’s (approximately 1 teaspoon) of colloidal silver.
Dr. explains: “We are constantly filtering all kinds of bacteria through our lungs. Normally, a healthy body is able to kill off any dangerous bacteria on its own. But in the case of illness, like pneumonia, or an especially lethal bacteria, the body will need some extra help.”
Dr. Marcial-Vega went on to say he has used the colloidal silver nebulizer treatments on infants, the elderly, and AIDS patients with pneumonia and has seen great results. All have responded quickly to the treatment even when no other approach seemed to help, and no one reported any adverse reactions.
Clinical Evidence On Colloidal Silver
• has been demonstrated to be effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. (Y. pestis is a gram-negative bacteria)
• has been demonstrated to be effective against the deadly MRSA pathogen, including these seven other deadly pathogens. But thanks to Big Pharma’s government-backed lock on prescription antibiotic drugs, you’ve probably never about any of the other dozens of clinical studies on colloidal silver that have amply demonstrated its undeniable infection-fighting benefits.
• is widely antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal. We used it after a severe well contamination – we were very sick.
• has been demonstrated to be effective against numerous fungal pathogens as well.
• effective against cold and flu viruses and COVID.
• according to a very old issue of the British Medical Journal (December 15, 1917), researcher J. Mark Hovell wrote: “Colloidal silver has also been used successfully in septic conditions of the mouth (including pyorrhea alveolysis – Rigg’s disease), throat (including tonsillitis), ear (including Menier’s symptoms and closure to Valsalva’s inflation), and in generalized septicemia, leucorrhea, cystitis, whooping cough and shingles.”
• has even been used to beat serious cases of food poisoning.
For those reasons alone it’s worth keeping colloidal silver on hand for emergencies when conventional medical care might not be available, or might be ineffective.
Thanks to The Silver Edge for excerpts.
Since vigilant plague prevention from everyone still makes outbreaks less likely, here are 10 tips:
• Avoid contact with wild rodents and fleas
• Protect pets with leash controls and anti-flea measures
• Keep homes rodent-proof, restrict pet roaming
• Discourage cats hunting mice
• Seek prompt veterinary care for limping pets
• Eliminate campsite/picnic food sources
• Sleep away from animal burrows
• Don’t feed park squirrels or chipmunks
• Wear protective garb in nature
• Use insect repellents below pants cuffs
Testing The Effectiveness Of Insect Repellents
A 2015 study tested eight commercial mosquito repellents, two fragrances and a vitamin B patch by releasing mosquitoes into a sealed chamber with a treated hand. The study found that after four hours, the most effective were products containing DEET, as well as one “natural” DEET-free spray.

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Jeff Malock
Hello Jacqueline, I found this article and it is very good BUT you link to and reference Kentary for a good part of the content which is not theirs! Kentary steals (literally copy/paste) most of our articles. I own TheSilverEdge.com and you will find my article on the Bubonic Plague from the last time it was reported back in 2020: https://thesilveredge.com/bubonic-plague-is-back-colloidal-silver-still-the-answer/
You will find that all the information you gave credit to as Kentary is a copy/paste of my article. If you search just about every colloidal silver article on their website is a copy/paste of ours. I would appreciate you giving the appropriate link and credit to my site and I would love to talk to you more about colloidal silver and our products!
Jacqueline
Hi, Jeff,
I am so glad you let me know so I can fix that!
Okay, that is fixed and you have been given credit on both links. Thank you!
We love nanosilver (10PPM or 20PPM depending on the situation) in our family. Many times we have been super thankful that we have it bc I am allergic to ALL antibioics out there, so far!
It works better than antibiotics without suppressing the bacteria to live again another day or harming the gut microbiome when used properly!
Blessings,
Jacqueline
Bea Ann Bridges
Hi Jacqueline! I am finally getting around to posting a comment on this super helpful article – thank you so much for all your research and for keeping us up to date on all area esp. health! I have a couple questions for you:
First, was it your website where I read on how to make your own colloidal silver solutions? I’m trying to figure out where I read that b/c I am really interested in buying the machine to make my own since it is so expensive to buy. Making your own would be the way to go!
Second, I would like to send a financial gift check to you as a thank you for all the help and encouragement I have received from your website over the past couple years. It has been such a blessing! Will you please give me your address, either here, or if you’d rather not post it in the comments, then please email me at [email protected].
Blessings,
Bea Ann Bridges
Jacqueline
Hi, Bea Ann,
I’m just seeing this, thanks to your prompt on another post! I do miss some things here these busy summer days!
I have not ever made colloidal silver and so I can’t give a real time comparison, but I do know that size of molecule is very important for the best antimicrobial effect (kill rate).
From my early research on making it, the molecule size of homemade silver is rather large and it makes it less available to clean up tiny small spaces in the body where it can’t go due strictly to size.
I appreciate the nano-sized 10PPM or 20PPM (twice as strong) products (like Silverbiotics or Sovereign Silver or SilverShield) bc they are so small they can get into the brain and work there without harm to the body. They are also more potent and effective in an emergency when you need speed and efficacy.
https://amzn.to/3A6n62M – https://amzn.to/3A6n62M – https://amzn.to/4fuLTh1
It has been a long time since I researched, and so research could have changed about particle size. And I don’t know the price of silver making machines at this time to do an analysis of cost.
I am touched and so encouraged by your wanting to contribute to the effort here. I have never accepted offers to bless me in that way before, but it comes at a really interesting time as I am having lots of medical expenses in the last 6 months and it is out of pocket care bc this wonderful functional/ structural doc doesn’t take insurance. I’m in stage 3-4 renal disease that started when I was in nursing school 52 years ago. Back then, I had just over 50% damage to both kidneys from acute glomerulo-nephritis after strep throat went to my kidneys and it reared its ugly head again in February.
Let me pray about it, and I will email you if I feel it is right to do. Give me a couple weeks.
Thank you so much for your kindness and your thoughtfulness.
God bless you,
Jacque
Bea Ann Bridges
Hi Jacque, Thank you for your reply and I understand what you’re saying. I appreciate that you don’t ask for funding, like so many others do, that’s really admirable! However, often God lays it on His people’s heart to give to others to help meet needs that He knows about. My husband and I pray and ask Him to lead us to who/where He wants us to sow blessings from His provision to us and He put you on my heart recently. Anyway, we would love to give a gift to help you in recovering your health!
I was so sorry to hear of this health issue you’re dealing with! Does your functional medicine doctor say it’s something you can completely overcome and that your kidney function can be restored? Of course, nothing is impossible with God, and He is still our Jehovah Rapha, our God who heals, so we will be praying for His healing touch on your kidneys and body!
Thanks also for the further info on the silver solution. I will do some more research and try to find out how small of particle the best silver generator machines make. When I first looked into the silver generating machines I remember thinking that the cost was reasonable – a couple hundred dollars or so, as I remember. If I find out more I will let you know.
Blessings,
Bea Ann Bridges
Bea Ann Bridges
Hi Jacque, the machine I am considering is called Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator and the cost is $269.95.
Here’s the website if you are interested:
https://thesilveredge.com/micro-particle-colloidal-silver-generator/
There is a section in this link on particle size and it sound like it makes a solution equal or better than the ones we can buy.
Would love to hear your assessment if you have a chance to look at it. It seems like overall it would save thousands of dollars to make our own compared to buying store bought silver.
Thanks !
Jacqueline
Hi, Bea Ann,
I went to The Silver Edge’s website and did some reading. I’m impressed that their particle size is as low as .8 nm. That is the size of TRS nano-zeolites, so it can go anywhere in the body that there is water in which to travel.
I am not finding anything written in it as to whether it is considered ‘ionic’ silver. I’m assuming not, bc I think their literature would say so. Ionic silver can fall out of solution after time.
I don’t go through much silver and don’t take it daily as some do, but save it for a real situation where I need an antibiotic (I am allergic to almost all ABs and can have full body rashes or anaphylaxis with some).
I did find that SilverBiotic’s product is 5-15 nm. And this is the page that discusses that and more: https://silverbiotics.com/silver-bioitcs-leading-the-way-in-colloidal-silver/
I have 5-6 bottles stocked and the shelf life is 12 years. If someone wanted to consume it daily or bathe in silver, the Silver Edge machine would be the way to go! Or, they could make it and sell/gift it to others – a very practical and wonderful gift! One could also add it to their animals/pets water in proper dosage or even wash food in it!
Thanks for opening my eyes to the machine. I don’t doubt it is an excellent product!
On another note, I did pray and consider what you said about feeling the Lord put me on your heart. I would want to give you freedom to listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit (and not ‘quench the Spirit’), and so would gratefully accept your gift! You are so, so kind! I will email you our address.
God bless you, sweet and dear friend,
Jacque
Jeff Malock
Hi Jacque and Bea Ann,
I’m the owner of The Silver Edge and I appreciate your bringing attention to the word “ionic” missing from our Micro-Particle Generator information. It does, indeed, produce ionic silver. Ionic silver is the active, infection-fighting “form” of silver. I appreciate you only advocating for that form and SilverBiotics and Sovereign Silver are great brands! I wish they were as kind about our products as we are to theirs but, understandably, ours can be damaging to their sales if more and more people trust in and are open to making it themselves. If either of you ever wants to discuss colloidal silver in more detail, you can email [email protected]
All emails that go there are monitored by me. God Bless!!!