NPR: germ https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=514118749 germ en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:29:48 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: germ https://www.npr.org/tags/514118749/germ Germ History: From Measles To Syphilis, How We Created The Golden Age Of Germs Ten thousand years ago, many of our deadly human diseases didn't exist. What happened? Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/02/09/513883557/video-from-measles-to-syphilis-how-we-created-the-golden-age-of-germs https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/02/09/513883557/video-from-measles-to-syphilis-how-we-created-the-golden-age-of-germs

Ten thousand years ago, many of our deadly human diseases didn't exist. What happened?

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