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When Science Tried — and Failed — to Prove Contagion: The Rosenau Spanish-Flu Experiments

When historians recount the 1918–1919 “Spanish Flu” pandemic, the tale is usually cast as a terrifying, rapidly spreading virus that raced across the globe, killing tens of millions. Underlying that story is a foundational assumption: this flu was contagious — passed from person to person, via respiratory secretions, or airborne droplets, or bodily fluids. That assumption is so deeply embedded that we often forget: it was once scientifically tested. And failed.

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"The Germ Is Nothing; The Terrain Is Everything"

Terrain Theory argues that healthier people get sick less often than unhealthy people. So how does one define “healthier?” This is a principle question that is at the heart of this organization, and as we will discover, the two theories have very different answers.

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