draculthemad
draculthemad t1_jaasqc5 wrote
Reply to TIL that when epidemiologist Tamara Safonova and virologist Alexandra Sheboldaeva discovered Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in 1937, they were accused of spreading the virus themselves and sentenced to 18 years in Soviet labor camps. by SecretAgentIceBat
Same energy as the people screaming to lock up Dr. Fauci.
draculthemad t1_jadey6w wrote
Reply to comment by Dawnawaken92 in TIL that when epidemiologist Tamara Safonova and virologist Alexandra Sheboldaeva discovered Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in 1937, they were accused of spreading the virus themselves and sentenced to 18 years in Soviet labor camps. by SecretAgentIceBat
The people actually responsible for health and safety needed someone convenient to blame, other than their own failures.
If thousands of soldiers are getting sick from a tick-borne disease, someone has to answer uncomfortable questions about why they are surrounded by rats.
Much easier to blame evil scientists for sabotage.