Ep 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode
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Typhus, a Major Contributor to Napoleon's Retreat During the Russian Campaign
Typhus and other diseases may have been a major contributing factor to napoleon's decision to retreat during the russian campaign. Even before the so called coffin ships left ireland for north america, typhus was running rampant across the country. Once infection had been brought into a district, it spread with lightning rapidity among the crowds brought together for relief. A brush in passing was enough to transfer the fever transmitting lause, or its dust like excrement, to a new victim. One fever stricken person could pass on infection to a hundred others in the course of a day.
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