#infectious

The media has become more forceful, has begun to recognize its traditional historic role and act on it, and truth is infectious. ↗

— Ron Suskind

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Infectious diseases introduced with Europeans, like smallpox and measles, spread from one Indian tribe to another, far in advance of Europeans themselves, and killed an estimated 95% of the New World's Indian population. ↗

— Jared Diamond

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In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases. ↗

— Ron Wyden

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Random violence is incredibly infectious. ↗

— Nicholas D. Kristof

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