Archived BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren receives smallpox blankets in mail. (imgoat.com)
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Archived BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren receives smallpox blankets in mail. (imgoat.com)
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[–] Chimaira92 ago
That's a good 100 - 150 years before Germ theory is accepted over Miasma theory.
[–] mememeyou 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
people knew that objects fall downwards long before Newton theorized gravity. They knew the effects even if they didn't understand the underlying mechanism of transmission
[–] Chimaira92 ago
How odd
https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/30601/smallpox-blankets-before-germ-theory
They risked being rampaged by indians, refusing to abandon their fort and having that much faith in Germ theory 100 - 150 years before it was publicly accepted. Idk.