Trench fever
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timeletsRats made the spread of lice-borne diseases such as trench fever even easier when compared to other environments. Many soldiers were fearful of rats more so than other horrors found in the trenches.
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In 1921, microbiologist Sir David Bruce reported that over one million Allied soldiers were infected by trench fever throughout the war.[42] Even after the Great War had ended, disabled veterans in Britain attributed their decreasing quality of life to trench fever they had sustained during wartime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_warfare
The current political life in the US looks somewhat similar to WWI Trench Warfare: lots of individual action, artillery fire, heroism, death, disease, all of which doesn't change the overall position of the warring sides. Under the circumstances, a rational person should maintain good brain hygiene, see the facts as they are and watch out for signs of trench fever, typically spread by
upd: Just in case, Robert Kagan's piece (9/24/2019) is probably the best explanation why impeachment is required for the sanity of our political system.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/if-we-legitimize-trumps-behavior-itll-be-open-season-on-our-politics/2019/09/24/2709c7a4-def8-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html
https://outline.com/7vF23b
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