A series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. African Cholera Pandemic of 1989-91 Let’s start with some good news: in 1989, when this pandemic broke out, more people had more access to oral rehydration. But there continued to be issues getting people medicine and […]
Read More Things Have Always Been TerribleA series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. Ethiopian Malaria Epidemic of 1958 This is our newest epidemic thus far. I know people who saw 1958 in person. The villain today, such as she is: the anopheles gambiae mosquito. Anopheles gambiae like both fresh […]
Read More Things Have Always Been TerribleA series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. Madagascan Smallpox Epidemic of 1817-18 Are you having a rough day? Well, be grateful you don’t have smallpox in Madagascar under the rule of King Adrianampointimerina (his parents were not kidding around). King Adri’s idea was […]
Read More Things Have Always Been TerribleA series in which I make you feel less lonely, realizing how many other pandemics humans have lived through. European Malaria Epidemics of 1805-12 and 1823-27 Luck, that tricky bitch, has us looking at an entry adjacent to yesterday’s. Did you get enough of European malaria yesterday? Sorry, but there’s more! Just when you thought […]
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