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Typhus
About Typhus
Epidemic typhus has shaped military history more than any other disease. Killed more soldiers than combat in many wars. Napoleons army was devastated by it during the Russian campaign. Delousing stations in WWII prevented epidemics. Henrique da Rocha Lima identified the cause in 1916.
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