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""Something like 90 percent of people die of disease, a phenomenon so
entrenched in human life that we attribute most such deaths to “natural
causes.” Many of us feel a certain relief when we learn that someone
has died “naturally,” especially when the death occurs at what we think
of as an appropriate age, About half of all humans ever born died
before the age of five""
— Jun 05, 2026 04:08AM
entrenched in human life that we attribute most such deaths to “natural
causes.” Many of us feel a certain relief when we learn that someone
has died “naturally,” especially when the death occurs at what we think
of as an appropriate age, About half of all humans ever born died
before the age of five""
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Mukesh
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"This was the world in which Black people lived with tuberculosis in
the U.S.—one where they were told by the medical establishment that
their illness was caused by weaknesses and susceptibilities inherent to
their race, or else by freedom and citizenship itself. we continued to blame it on the sufferer, but with a radically racialized and stigmatic lens that
caused more harm to the ill than previous forms of stigma"
— Jul 09, 2026 02:54PM
the U.S.—one where they were told by the medical establishment that
their illness was caused by weaknesses and susceptibilities inherent to
their race, or else by freedom and citizenship itself. we continued to blame it on the sufferer, but with a radically racialized and stigmatic lens that
caused more harm to the ill than previous forms of stigma"
Mukesh
is on page 100 of 198
interesting book so far, the most fascinating fact I learned was that even TB was romancitized or seen as a divine or badge of honour for poets etc. So we either romanticize a disease or we see the affected person as inferior but we still lack the ability to see it from humanistic pov which is exactly the middle ground here, you don't romanticize nor you ignore, but you cure the person!!
Ebola is also mentioned OMG
— Jun 06, 2026 11:34AM
Ebola is also mentioned OMG
Mukesh
is on page 30 of 198
Tuberculosis, the deadliest infection ever
Before some months, I also had symptoms but later on I became better, maybe it was my luck, but it was tough, a very imp. read for me this year!!
— Jun 03, 2026 05:47AM
Before some months, I also had symptoms but later on I became better, maybe it was my luck, but it was tough, a very imp. read for me this year!!