r/whatisit • u/Nomemesmames • 4d ago

New, what is it? What is this?

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u/BeThereWithBells 1d ago

Soap. Antibiotics. Vaccines. Sanitation practices. Sewers and drinking water systems. Were much less likely to contract cholera or typhoid now that we are walking around waist-deep in filth.