Typhus Hits “Revolution”: Could It Hit Here?
A doctor goes into this tent full of people who look deathly ill, some coughing. He comes out in about a minute and proclaims they all have typhus.
Good diagnostician. But is it realistic? Could you tell that quickly whether people have this disease? And how dangerous is it?
This scene is from the NBC television series Revolution, which is about how a bunch of people cope with life after the grid goes down—permanently. No electricity of any sort. It got me to thinking about typhus since an outbreak is a real possibility in a prolonged disaster situation. In fact, a couple of forms of it are not that uncommon in the United States right now. And in some other countries it’s much more widespread, especially Africa.
So, let’s start at the beginning. What is typhus? Continue reading . . .
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