Ep 86 Typhus: Another lousy episode
This Podcast Will Kill You
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Typhus - Three Take Home Points From This Episode
Typhus has had much more of an impact than i realized before doing this episode. It infected and killed many people in the gulag in the soviet union, for instance. And it often pops up when large groups of people are displaced due to conflict or ecological crisis. This reinforces again the idea that medical technology and knowlege alone doesn't prevent disease. Three take home points: typhus may seem like a disease of the past, but it's still here, and it's unlikely to go away forever.
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