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Reblog: 6 Epidemics That Changed History
You know one thing I really like about reblogging? It retains the attribution of the person you got the thing from. And, unlike linkspams, it's usually a post of a singular experience.
Which is to say -- I've since lost the linkspam post that I got this from, but:
6 Epidemics That Changed History
As usually when I click on these types of things, I'm wary of (a) Eurocentrism and (b) whatever the heck "changed history" means. But this one's not too bad on either of those fronts!
btw, the 6 are:
1. Malaria Outbreak in the Vatican // 1623
2. New England Smallpox Epidemic // 1721
3. Saint-Domingue Yellow Fever Epidemic // 1802
4. Third Cholera Pandemic // Mid-19th Century
4. Fijian Measles Outbreak // 1875
5. African Rinderpest Outbreak // 1890s
6. U.S. Salmonella Outbreak // 1994
(lol, there's actually 7 but the article mis-counted. Although the cholera epidemic one is kind of a gimme, so ... yah)
Which is to say -- I've since lost the linkspam post that I got this from, but:
6 Epidemics That Changed History
As usually when I click on these types of things, I'm wary of (a) Eurocentrism and (b) whatever the heck "changed history" means. But this one's not too bad on either of those fronts!
btw, the 6 are:
1. Malaria Outbreak in the Vatican // 1623
2. New England Smallpox Epidemic // 1721
3. Saint-Domingue Yellow Fever Epidemic // 1802
4. Third Cholera Pandemic // Mid-19th Century
4. Fijian Measles Outbreak // 1875
5. African Rinderpest Outbreak // 1890s
6. U.S. Salmonella Outbreak // 1994
(lol, there's actually 7 but the article mis-counted. Although the cholera epidemic one is kind of a gimme, so ... yah)