atlantis_airlines t1_ity51u7 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 3:54 AM

Reply to comment by Perpetually_isolated in TIL: The famous Alaskan sled dog "Balto" was preserved in taxidermy and is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio. by alex6219

It wasn't a vaccine as the kids were already sick but I can't remember from what.

triggerhappymidget t1_ity5uqp wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:02 AM

Diphtheria

internetdiscocat t1_itzkif6 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:42 PM

And just for people who don’t really know: diphtheria is AWFUL.

It’s nickname is “the strangling angel” because you grow a leathery plaque in your throat that just obstructs your airway and your lymph nodes swell.

I think people thought it was like a flu, but it’s a HORRIBLE illness that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.

Irlandaise11 t1_itzpksz wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:18 PM

My great-aunt died from diphtheria a few years after this. She was only 9, and her younger siblings all survived, but my great-grandparents were devastated.

atlantis_airlines t1_ity65xr wrote on October 27, 2022 at 4:05 AM

I think that was it, sounds familiar.