Small Pox October 21, 2020, 08:45:05 pm RIP J. Michael Lane 84Maybe a tad bit of inside medical baseball but there a very very few folks that deserve praise and honor around the world. This disease killed more folks than all the wars in human history was removed from this earth - This man was responsible for the last and greatest charge in its removal. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/21/science/j-michael-lane-dead.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesscienceglen 2 Likes
Re: Small Pox Reply #1 – October 21, 2020, 11:43:14 pm Glen, your post is rather timely since I had just run across this item from The Atlantic on the role of smallpox in the 3rd Amendment. That was something that seems to have been overlooked in my history classes. Joel
Re: Small Pox Reply #2 – October 22, 2020, 01:59:17 am Quote from: colddog - October 21, 2020, 08:45:05 pmThis disease killed more folks than all the wars in human history was removed from this earth - This man was responsible for the last and greatest charge in its removal. Epidemiologists rule!Larry
Re: Small Pox Reply #3 – October 22, 2020, 10:14:39 am Informative and well worth reading!Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases by Paul...
Re: Small Pox Reply #4 – October 22, 2020, 10:43:20 am European disease decimated the native Americans killing countless more of them than war which was essentially a mop up operation after diseases did most of the work. Small Pox was one of if not the worst of these ethnic cleansing diseases. Importantly though the stories of whites giving indians infected blankets is myth not fact and originated from a Hollywood movie as many historical inaccuracies do.Please forgive the dive into history but I'm history obsessed and just can't help myself.
Re: Small Pox Reply #5 – October 22, 2020, 11:34:38 am SawyerYour contention that the Small Pox myth originated in Hollywood is laughable! Although, like Covid-19, there is much misinformation floating around, even today.From a historical viewpoint you may want to see what is said in the following link:Siege of Fort Pitt - Wikipedia
Re: Small Pox Reply #6 – October 22, 2020, 11:52:51 am This thread is closed. It's way off topic.Chris
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