Facts-Chology

How a Fake Epidemic Saved Thousands


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There are a lot of unsung heroes in history that deserve to have their stories told and their names known. Today we look at two badass doctors, Eugene Lazowski and Stanislaw Matulewicz. These two figured out how to start an epidemic but for the right reasons.

Learn the why they started an epidemic on today's episode of Facts-Chology!

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Sources

https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/uic_pw

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503507/polish-doctors-who-used-science-outwit-nazis

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-a-fake-typhus-epidemic-saved-a-polish-city-from-the-nazis

https://www.bmj.com/content/301/6766/1471

https://culture.pl/en/article/the-faked-epidemic-that-saved-hundreds-of-lives

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history

https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-a-faked-typhus-outbreak-spared-8000-poles-from-the-nazis/

https://www.jta.org/jewniverse/2015/the-fake-typhus-epidemic-that-saved-thousands-from-the-nazis

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