This Disease Turned 5 Million People Into Statues, And Then Vanished

Use code JOESCOTT50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next box at https://bit.ly/4ajfhEs

A mysterious disease swept the world in the early 1920s that put people into catatonic states; stiff and immovable like human statues. It was called encephalitis lethargica and it affected over 5 million people worldwide, and then was almost forgotten.

Want to support the channel? Here’s how:

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store

Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew

And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA

You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V

Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700

Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: https://instagram.com/answerswithjoe
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/answerswithjoe
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/answerswithjoe

LINKS LINKS LINKS
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/percentage-us-adults-long-covid-falls-6-cdc/story?id=102161415#:~:text=Interest%20Successfully%20Added-,Percentage%20of%20US%20adults%20with%20long%20COVID%20falls%20to%206,significant%20limitation%20doing%20daily%20activities.&text=The%20percentage%20of%20adults%20in,decreased%2C%20new%20federal%20data%20shows.
https://wfneurology.org/activities/news-events/archived-news/2023-10-16-wcn-2
https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article/60/7/663/2916219
https://achh.army.mil/history/book-wwi-communicablediseases-chapter15
https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article/60/7/663/2916219
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/encephalitis-lethargica
https://www.neurologylive.com/view/encephalitis-lethargica-still-unexplained-sleeping-sickness
https://www.encephalitis.info/types-of-encephalitis/other/encephalitis-lethargica/
https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article/60/7/663/2916219
https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article/60/7/663/2916219
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/436289763
https://protomag.com/medical-history/awakening-oliver-sacks/
https://achh.army.mil/history/book-wwi-communicablediseases-chapter15
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/8/2246/3970828
https://protomag.com/medical-history/awakening-oliver-sacks/
https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2334-12-136
https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/140/8/2246/3970828
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00299-6/fulltext
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/balanced/202205/encephalitis-lethargica-and-long-covid
https://wfneurology.org/activities/news-events/archived-news/2023-10-16-wcn-2

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Intro
2:40 – What Is Encephalitis Lethargica?
6:36 – Parkinsonism
8:07 – Dr. Oliver Sacks
11:59: What Causes E.L?
18:07 – Sponsor – Factor

Written by Joe Scott