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MidLifeHalfHouse t1_j27zfde wrote

Reply to comment by pegothejerk in Sesame will join the major food allergens list on January 1, FDA says | CNN by YouAreNotMeLiar

Spot on. Not only did society just forget that polio taught us how awesome vaccines are, polio taught us how helpful germs can be too. And now we’ll be getting zombie viruses from global warming. Good times. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/diseases/polio.html

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scummy_shower_stall t1_j28jh3z wrote

That was a fascinating read, thank you! The bit about polio survivors getting the symptoms again when they’re older makes me wonder if it’s like the chickenpox herpes virus that re-emerges as shingles when the person gets weak or worn down. Maybe the virus just lays dormant for decades.

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