• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I have to imagine flu would spread like wildfire under the close quarters conditions soldiers, sailors, and marines have to have under many circumstances.

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      It would. Historically, disease has been a huge problem for militaries. That’s why they give you like a dozen vaccines on day one.

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      This approach is how the Spanish flu spread worldwide. US troops took it from Kansas to Europe and then 50 million people died. But I wouldn’t expect Kegbreath to know any history.

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      TB also spreads quite easily under close quarters, only matter of time since there isnt a vaccine in the usa, and tb is quite naturally resistant to antibiotics. They likely wont even reccomend COVID vaccination too.