• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    10 days ago

    It hasn’t disappeared. It’s still exists, it’s just that if you get it modern antibiotics can kill it.

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      9 days ago

      You still have a 5-15% chance of dying with modern antibiotics.

      It’s the improvement in sanitary practices that ultimately made it a much lesser issue.