Contagion. Scary word. Frightening idea. Horrifying reality in world history. The human population of the planet has gone through: Bubonic Plague - the very name of this one sends shivers down the spine Smallpox - killed millions Polio [my maternal grandfather survived polio] Measels [I had this as a child - can remember my mom and dad taking turns being home from work to care for me] Yellow Fever, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid, Cholera Flu - the 1918 Influenza Pandemic killed tens of millions in modern times: SARS, Aids, H-1-N-1 And what about scary special pathogens like Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and...
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