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WillowWispFlame t1_j675f30 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:47 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL cholera was reintroduced to Haiti after a century by UN peacekeepers responding to the 2010 earthquake. The resulting outbreak was the worst on record, killing 10,000 and infecting 820,000. by theworkinglad

I don't think anyone purposefully gets cholera.

WillowWispFlame t1_j6759dy wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:45 AM

Reply to comment by Happy_Elli in TIL cholera was reintroduced to Haiti after a century by UN peacekeepers responding to the 2010 earthquake. The resulting outbreak was the worst on record, killing 10,000 and infecting 820,000. by theworkinglad

According to an article, it was a sewage leak from a camp housing infected peacekeepers.

WillowWispFlame t1_iugxj7h wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:36 AM

Reply to The ‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt by The_R3venant

I love that they are calling it the BOAT - Brightest of all Time.