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Ep 21 Measles: The Worst Souvenir
This Podcast Will Kill You
The Measles Epidemic
The great Glasgow epidemic of 1808 led to 787 measles deaths. The Scottish physician Francis home had heard about Turkish physicians inoculating ants smallpox. He sliced open the arms of 12 children and put those blood soaked cotton balls into them. 10 of the 12 came down with measles, but he was like, oh no, it's much milder.
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