Tag: pandemic
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HOLE-Y COW: THE SMALLPOX TRYPOPHOBIA CONNECTION
Smallpox. A potentially deadly, highly contagious, infectious disease that is caused by the variola virus. The emblematic symptom being the numerous round ulcerated pustules with a center hole referred to as an umbilication. If you find this repulsive, you’re not alone. Upwards of 15% of the population suffers an aversion to the sight of repeating…
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JUST A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR
A complex virus that spreads rapidly person to person. Some experience mild symptoms and may not even know they’re infected, while others experience catastrophic complications and even death. Sound familiar? I’m talking Polio, people. Which at its peak in the 1950s, would paralyze or kill over half a million people worldwide. Did you know Cincinnati…