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So we can ignore that cancer used to be a guaranteed death sentence, polio was a thing, children got rickets, a septic wound could kill you, an ulcer wasn't a c
by smackeyacky 5y ago
So we can ignore that cancer used to be a guaranteed death sentence, polio was a thing, children got rickets, a septic wound could kill you, an ulcer wasn't a course of pills to get rid of, tuberculosis was rife.
The gilded age was no paradise and rose tinted views of the era just don't hold up to scrutiny.
- rabuse 5y agoMost of this was eradicated by simple increases in hygienic ability, not some overpriced medical miracle.
- beaconstudios 5y agoPolio was solved by vaccines, and sepsis was partly solved by hygiene and partly by antibiotics. Modern medicine has helped with many conditions.