TIL,
the most lethal polio outbreak in history happened in 1916 as a result of a lab leak from a Rockefeller lab which was doing early gain of function research with polio strains.
Discussion
Polio is not caused by a virus.
I think what you meant to say is that "the polio virus is not the only thing that causes polio symptoms"
Because there is a virus called polio which causes polio symptoms. Today only 3 countries on earth have polio virus, USA India and Pakistan.
(Israel also used a weaponised strain of the virus against Gaza in 2023) But the rest of the world has no polio virus
Fair enough, but my question would be, when, where and how was this alleged virus isolated and purified?
Fun fact the symptoms of DDT poisoning are almost identical to polio and DDT was used as a pesticide for lice at the time,, to prevent the spread of polio.
They were fumigating people them blaming polio when the DDT was making them sick.
This interview has been making the rounds lately. Polio discussed at 13 minute mark.
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2294 - Dr. Suzanne Humphries
Media file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT1061251245.mp3?updated=1743096476
and just two years later we had this "spanish flu" outbreak
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