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Sparrowhawk @sparhawk28.bsky.social

Mental, isn't it. Folk in those days would have given anything to save their children. Yes some of the diseases are treatable with antibiotics, but the risk of resistance is a whole other nightmare.

dec 30, 2023, 8:43 pm • 3 0

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Sparrowhawk @sparhawk28.bsky.social

One thing I didn't know about measles is that it wipes the 'memory' of antibodies, leaving you open to catching sth you've had before and recovered from.

dec 30, 2023, 8:45 pm • 5 0 • view
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pockets and sedition @yoboseiyo.bsky.social

yeah! that's nuts! like, why would you wish that on a child?! gaahhhhh

dec 30, 2023, 8:48 pm • 2 0 • view
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pockets and sedition @yoboseiyo.bsky.social

yep.

dec 30, 2023, 8:44 pm • 2 0 • view