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We just listened to an audio book, Plagues, Pandemics, (and something else. Can’t remember it) it was hours and hours long. (We had to make three trips to Medford, Oregon. About 7 hours, round trip) Bit of a story, here. Anyway…back to the audiobook.
Detailed, and in truth, pretty educational.
I worked in a medical clinic for some ten years. Knew to wash my hands.Well, apparently I did not learn well enough. I do wash my hands, but…
Now, I wash my hands, seriously, with soap. And, regularly. Like the lady said, “Wash your hands like you have been cutting jalapeño peppers, with no gloves”. Regularly. (the consequences of not doing so will give you nightmares)
Plus, keep your hands away from your eyes and mouth. Period. Bacteria and germs have a straight shot into your system, here.
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Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses: From the Plague of Athens to COVID-19
Spoilerhttps://www.amazon.com/Plagues-Pandemics-Viruses-Plague-COVID-19/dp/B08M6D2ZH8 Listen to the preview
SpoilerIt can come in waves - like tidal waves. It changes societies. It disrupts life. It ends lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example, but history shows that life continues. It shows that knowledge and social cooperation can save lives.
Viruses are neither alive nor dead and are the closest thing we have to zombies. Their only known function is to replicate themselves, which can have devastating consequences on their hosts. Most, but not all, bacteria are good for us. Some are truly horrific, including those that caused the bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic plagues. And viruses and bacteria are always morphing, evolving, and changing, making them hard to treat. The book is an enlightening, and sometimes frightening, recounting of the destruction wrought by disease, but it also looks at what humanity has done and can do to overcome even the deadliest and bleakest of contagions.
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