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6. Bits and Pieces here and there

Sat Sep 2, 2023, 10:56 PM

Sep 2023

https://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/mph-modules/ph/publichealthhistory/publichealthhistory7.html

A big part of the fight against the bubonic plague in San Francisco had to do with disposal, not exactly monitoring sewage systems,
which were not exactly what they are today, but with the understanding of how people live day to day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastewater-based_epidemiology

I would say for the most part, infectious disease has always, always been something that was required study.

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CDC done us all wrong [View all] Waterguy Sep 2023 OP

Huh??? GP6971 Sep 2023 #1

Bits and Pieces here and there Waterguy Sep 2023 #6

I'm with you..hands off the CDC!! agingdem Sep 2023 #9

Spot on!! n/t GP6971 Sep 2023 #10

The agency should have been investigated leftstreet Sep 2023 #2

Wearing a mask was not a political statement Waterguy Sep 2023 #7

what they testing the sewage for in the 1850s? Blues Heron Sep 2023 #3

Likely back then they were testing for cholera Wednesdays Sep 2023 #5

Thanks Blues Heron Sep 2023 #13

They weren't testing for cholera. Igel Sep 2023 #19

Thanks, v. interesting Blues Heron Sep 2023 #12

I remember Nancy Pelosi everyday rainy Sep 2023 #4

yes, health professionals were scolded by Trump Waterguy Sep 2023 #11

Pelosi was the best Speaker of the House, in my lifetime. Waterguy Sep 2023 #15

Another huge disaster that happened early on Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #14

I completely agree. That response was a mess. But more, I agree Scrivener7 Sep 2023 #16

Outrageous and disgusting. Remember the tRump admin allowing Hortensis Sep 2023 #17

CoV-2? gristy Sep 2023 #18