The Columbian Exchange wiped out 70-90% of Native Americans. Should we assume similar cataclysmic disease epidemics ravaged old world populations before the start of recorded history? Or did old-world humans always have better disease resistance?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/RusticBohemian
πŸ“…︎ Jan 16 2022
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TIL about the mysterious worldwide epidemic of Encephalitis lethargica. The disease attacks the brain, leaving some victims in a statue-like condition, speechless and motionless. Between 1915 and 1926, 500,000 dead or incapacitated from it. It disappeared as mysteriously as it came in to the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enc…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Shibuya-Overlord
πŸ“…︎ Jun 01 2021
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ELI5: Can a blood donation cause the antibodies to transfer to a new host/body? Can auto-immune antibodies cause a blood related epidemic of auto immune diseases?

In other words, why aren’t auto immune diseases contagious and communicate through donated blood if the antibodies in blood can be transferred from body to body via the donated blood?

Flip side to this is, if I am immune to a disease, can donating my blood to other people also make them immune to the same disease?

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On Rogan, John Abramson talks about Americans suffering from β€œdiseases of despair”: This is about non-college educated white Americans having an epidemic of drug overdose, suicides and alcohol abuse that has to do with their economic context.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/dionesian
πŸ“…︎ Jan 04 2022
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Plot twist, this butcher is setting out poisoned meat to get rid of the rabies epidemic spread by stray dogs and the diseases and suffering they spread to humans and wildlife. Once again, feeding stray or feral animals only makes their situation WORSE! v.redd.it/f9fjl631g3a81
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πŸ‘€︎ u/FeelingDesigner
πŸ“…︎ Jan 06 2022
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MMW: A yet-undisclosed new epidemic disease is the reason for China's "COVID Zero" strategy

I am proposing the idea that China's current "COVID Zero" strategy is a cover for quarantine measures to limit the spread of another communicable disease that is not COVID-19 (not caused by SARS-nCOV-2).

Extra credit: This undisclosed pathogen is a new influenza virus with pandemic potential.

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'Epidemic of the unvaccinated:' Double-jabs can still tackle rising COVID-19 numbers says Edmonton infectious disease specialist calgaryherald.com/news/lo…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Miserable-Lizard
πŸ“…︎ Aug 22 2021
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Of 1930s Germany: β€œNazi Propaganda used fear of infectious epidemics to demonise Jews as spreaders of disease, as a menace to public health”
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πŸ‘€︎ u/allenbyNY
πŸ“…︎ Dec 30 2021
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Saint Corona, saint of protection against diseases & epidemics (No Joke)

I thought this was a joke when I first read it. Apparently there is a Saint Corona for us to pray for.
We are so fortunate, thank you Catholic Church.
" Germany’s Aachen Cathedral has dug out the relics of little-known Saint Corona, patron saint of resisting epidemics, from its treasure chamber and is polishing up her elaborate shrine to go on show once the coronavirus pandemic has passed. "
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-saint-idUSKBN21C2PM

Here is another page about it:

https://orthodoxtimes.com/who-is-saint-corona-the-patroness-saint-of-protection-against-diseases-and-epidemics/

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Migmag360
πŸ“…︎ Dec 22 2021
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Accessible nonfiction about viruses, diseases, epidemics in an audibook format

Hello. I'm looking for nonfiction books about viruses, diseases, pandemics/epidemics that are written in an accessible way since I don't know much about that particular aspect of science. I'd also like for them to be in an audiobook format. I've recently started listening to audibooks and I love it. Thanks a lot.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/sensitive_sloth
πŸ“…︎ Nov 27 2021
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IMA issues press release over a video on social media where Yoga Guru Ramdev allegedly speaks against Allopathy. IMA demands Health Minister to "either accept accusation and dissolve modern medical facility or prosecute and book him under the Epidemic Diseases Act." reddit.com/gallery/niew17
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πŸ‘€︎ u/powpowhere
πŸ“…︎ May 22 2021
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Roundup (glyphosate), MMR and Autism - A Toxic Connection. Dr Stephanie Seneff Phd (M.I.T.) presents astonishing evidence of the out of control poisoning of food/water and vaccines. Practically all epidemic diseases today are linked back to Roundup. youtube.com/watch?v=QTgGj…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/jeremiahthedamned
πŸ“…︎ Dec 02 2021
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TIL that Candy Land was created due to the polio epidemic. Eleanor Abbott, a victim of the disease, created it for children to play while they were recuperating. toyhalloffame.org/toys/ca…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TBTabby
πŸ“…︎ Aug 05 2021
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A new study detected an immediate and significant reversal in SARS-CoV-2 epidemic suppression after relaxation of social distancing measures across the US. Premature relaxation of social distancing measures undermined the country’s ability to control the disease burden associated with COVID-19. academic.oup.com/cid/adva…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/mvea
πŸ“…︎ Oct 06 2020
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We all know Wim Hof for our cardiovascular system BUT another system that we have lost in evolution is movement. No, back pain, neuropathy and stenosis won't kill you but it surely can break dreams and end careers so I think this epidemic is as equal of urgency as preventing heart disease. youtu.be/x3WZN49imMU
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TraditionAnxious
πŸ“…︎ Sep 10 2021
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Infodemic, a portmanteau of "information" and "epidemic," refers to a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about something, such as a disease. As facts, rumors, and fears mix and disperse, it becomes difficult to learn essential information about an issue. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inf…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/blankblank
πŸ“…︎ Sep 01 2021
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Epidemic of fake disease [20:57] youtu.be/yNzQ_sLGIuA
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ajx_711
πŸ“…︎ Sep 06 2021
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Guns are not a disease, but the CDC called it an epidemic so #guncontrolnow. dailywire.com/news/cdc-no…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/KyletheAngryAncap
πŸ“…︎ Sep 05 2021
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[World] - Global heating β€˜may lead to epidemic of kidney disease’ | Guardian theguardian.com/global-de…
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Global heating β€˜may lead to epidemic of kidney disease’ theguardian.com/global-de…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/bluethecoloris
πŸ“…︎ Oct 21 2021
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The Epidemic of Fake Disease [20:57] youtube.com/watch?v=yNzQ_…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/rx_revolt
πŸ“…︎ Oct 15 2021
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[World] - Global heating β€˜may lead to epidemic of kidney disease’ theguardian.com/global-de…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/AutoNewsAdmin
πŸ“…︎ Oct 21 2021
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Coronavirus 2019 Infectious Disease Epidemic: Where We Are, What Can Be Done and Hope For jto.org/article/S1556-086…
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The Columbian Exchange wiped out 70-90% of Native Americans. Should we assume similar cataclysmic disease epidemics ravaged old world populations before the start of recorded history? Or did old-world humans always have better disease resistance?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/RusticBohemian
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The Columbian Exchange wiped out 70-90% of Native Americans. Should we assume similar cataclysmic disease epidemics ravaged old world populations before the start of recorded history? Or did old-world humans always have better disease resistance?
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