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Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by Someone on Monday April 27, 2020 @09:54AM (#22995826)
Also, “highly deadly” included any serious open wound (open leg fracture, for example), stepping into a rusty nail or even getting a serious cold.

I think pneumonia, the flu, tuberculosis and diphtheria killed more people than polio (https://www.ncdemography.org/2014/06/16/mortality-and-cause-... doesn’t even mention it)

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Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by benibela on Monday April 27, 2020 @02:04PM (#22998275)
Tuberculosis did not go away. World wide it still kills 1.5 million people / year and 25% of the population is infected.
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