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#epidemic — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. When I was living in Sri Lanka during Covid, I remember people didn't want to eat fish, because Indians often put dead bodies into rivers, which end up in the Bay of Bengal near Sri Lanka and into the bellies of fish.

    #srilanka #india #covid #covid19 #infection #health #publichealth #sanitation #fish #food #epidemic

  2. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    EPIDEMIC, n. A disease having a sociable turn and few prejudices.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Epidemic,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1883-04-28)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/84987…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #contagion #disease #epidemic #illness #plague #sickness

  3. Thursday, April 2, 2026

    Exclusive: We discovered what's going on inside Russia's shadow fleet -- Russia's new fiber-optic sea drone Skarlupa deployed in combat -- Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip -- Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russian city of Ufa on April 2 ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  4. #Brazil, #FIOCRUZ: Margareth Dalcolmo warns: "The #risk today is that an #H5N1 #epidemic could occur", portal.fiocruz.br/noticia/2025

    Margareth also lamented that access to #monitoring of the circulation of new viruses, offered by the US agency #CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), was interrupted due to the new measures adopted by the US government.

  5. Where are we now
    By Giorgio Agamben
    A sharp vision of the present, a hint to the possible future, from the best Italian living writer and philosopher.
    @bookstodon
    #book #books #bookstodon #epidemic #politics #society #SocialMedia #Agamben

    eris.press/Where-Are-We-Now