The Plague#2

Dr.Rieux is notified that concierge Michel came down with fever. He visited the man and found out that his neck was swollen, and he had red dots on some parts of his skin. The doctor leaves the house, commanding Michel's wife to stay with him for the night, and made sure tha she would let him drink much water. The doctor couldn't pay much attention to the patient because his mind was caught up wit his wife going to a different place for a better medical treament. The day after his wife left, Michel died of the unknown disease that is suspected to be started from the rats. Michel's death was just a beginning of the chaos; more and more people started to die.
I could find out situational irony in this part; a doctor is sending his wife because he cannot take care of her. The irony gave me a feeling that doctors are 'human beings',too. People often regard a doctor as Aesculapius; an extremely talented doctor who could rise people from death. Human beings, however, have limitations after all, and so do the doctors.
I was surprised to see how Camus described the death so indifferently. The novel does not give any specific illustrations of his death and does not create any lamenting mood. There is only one sentence that notify the readers of Michel's death; "He is dead." I suppose Camus wrote to foreshadow in a way. Compared to the plague literally wiping out the population, an individual's death would not seem that shocking.