Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoHow did people treat radio active material before they knew what radio activity was?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down16
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareHow did people treat radio active material before they knew what radio activity was?Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·4 days ago100% correct. They knew, and when the injuries were a lot more severe than they anticipated, they tried to pass it off as syphilis.
minus-squareCheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoWasn’t even a passing off, syphilis was one of those diseases that was seen as a sign of poor character (leper logic) so it was also an attempt to outright slander their own employees.
100% correct. They knew, and when the injuries were a lot more severe than they anticipated, they tried to pass it off as syphilis.
Wasn’t even a passing off, syphilis was one of those diseases that was seen as a sign of poor character (leper logic) so it was also an attempt to outright slander their own employees.