The Fake Typhus Epidemic That Saved Thousands

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2026-06-28 03:11:17

During World War II, Polish doctor Eugeniusz Łazowski carried out one of the most remarkable humanitarian operations in history. Instead of creating a real disease, he and fellow physician Stanisław Matulewicz devised a way to make healthy people test positive for typhus without infecting them. At the time, Nazi Germany feared typhus outbreaks because the disease spread rapidly and...

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