The Sleeping Sickness Epidemic (1919-1930)
Morbid
0:00,0
10 min
0:00
2:00
4:00
0:00
15:00
30:00
45:00
1x
References
- Brook, Harry Ellington. 1921. "Care of the body." Los Angeles Times, March 6: 18.
- Crosby, Molly Caldwell. 2011. Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing Group.
- Hassler, Dr. William. 1919. "No sleeping sickness in S.F." San Francisco Examiner, March 10: 1.
- Hoffman, Leslie A., and Joel A. Vilensky. 2017. "Encephalitis lethargica: 100 years after the epidemic." Brain: A Journal of Neurology 2246-2251.
- Montreal Star. 1920. "Sleeping sickness puzzling doctors." Montreal Star, January 15: 3.
- New York Times. 1936. "Awakens from sleep continuing 440 days." New York Times, June 14: 13.
- R.R. Dourmashkin, MD. 1997. "What caused the 1918-30 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica?" Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 515-520.
- Sacks, Oliver. 1973. Awakenings. New York, NY: Vintage.
- San Francisco Examiner. 1919. "New sleeping sickness hits S.F. residents." San Francisco Examiner, March 14: 1.
- San Francisco Examiner. 1921. "Ten succumb to sleeping sickness." San Francisco Examiner, August 18: 13.
- Western Morning News. 1919. "Notices." Western Morning News, January 1: 1.
- Williams, David Bruce. 2020. "Encephalitis Lethargica: The Challenge of Structure and Function in Neuropsychiatry." Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 255-262.
- Wright, Oliver. 2002. "His life passed in a trance but his death may solve medical." The Times, December 14.
Credits
- Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
- Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
- Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
- Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
- Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Show Notes
References
- Brook, Harry Ellington. 1921. "Care of the body." Los Angeles Times, March 6: 18.
- Crosby, Molly Caldwell. 2011. Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries. New York, NY: Penguin Publishing Group.
- Hassler, Dr. William. 1919. "No sleeping sickness in S.F." San Francisco Examiner, March 10: 1.
- Hoffman, Leslie A., and Joel A. Vilensky. 2017. "Encephalitis lethargica: 100 years after the epidemic." Brain: A Journal of Neurology 2246-2251.
- Montreal Star. 1920. "Sleeping sickness puzzling doctors." Montreal Star, January 15: 3.
- New York Times. 1936. "Awakens from sleep continuing 440 days." New York Times, June 14: 13.
- R.R. Dourmashkin, MD. 1997. "What caused the 1918-30 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica?" Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 515-520.
- Sacks, Oliver. 1973. Awakenings. New York, NY: Vintage.
- San Francisco Examiner. 1919. "New sleeping sickness hits S.F. residents." San Francisco Examiner, March 14: 1.
- San Francisco Examiner. 1921. "Ten succumb to sleeping sickness." San Francisco Examiner, August 18: 13.
- Western Morning News. 1919. "Notices." Western Morning News, January 1: 1.
- Williams, David Bruce. 2020. "Encephalitis Lethargica: The Challenge of Structure and Function in Neuropsychiatry." Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 255-262.
- Wright, Oliver. 2002. "His life passed in a trance but his death may solve medical." The Times, December 14.
Credits
- Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
- Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
- Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
- Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
- Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.