From Waterborne to Airborne Disease Prevention: How Germicidal UV Could Transform Public Health
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venkii
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Summary
The article discusses the historical context of typhoid fever outbreaks in the United States (1860s-1920) that killed over 300,000 Americans due to contaminated water systems in rapidly growing urban areas. It then transitions to explore how germicidal ultraviolet technology could potentially make airborne diseases as rare as waterborne diseases have become through modern sanitation. The piece appears to connect historical public health challenges with contemporary technological solutions for disease prevention.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledBetween the 1860s and 1920, successive outbreaks of typhoid fever killed over 300,000 Americans
American cities began to dump sewage in the same rivers that provided their drinking water
Germicidal ultraviolet could make airborne disease as rare as those carried by water
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