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Hysterical

Outbreak | 1

Jul 22, 2024
A high school girl in LeRoy falls ill with mysterious symptoms, sparking a community outbreak. Dr. Jennifer McVig investigates the unusual illness, affecting young female patients. The podcast explores Salem witch trials hysteria and Leroy's Jell-O history.
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  • The mysterious illness in Leroy High School raises concerns about a potential spread of the condition globally.
  • The podcast emphasizes the challenges in diagnosing and treating mysterious neurological disorders.

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Mysterious Symptoms at Leroy High School

Teenage girls at Leroy High School in a small town in New York start experiencing mysterious symptoms including motor and verbal tics that escalate quickly and dramatically. Initially dismissed as faking or psychological, the symptoms become more severe causing fear among students and teachers. Dr. McVig, a young physician, identifies a potential connection between three cases as they all come from the same small town, same zip code, and attend the same school.

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