When the Sleeping Sickness Hit New York In the 1920s

Oct 29, 2025
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Medical science has come a long way in the last hundred years, but that doesn't mean every medical mystery has been solved. The cause of the mysterious sleeping sickness that struck New York in the 1920s, Encephalitis lethargica, remains unsolved to this day.

#Neurological Conditions
#Public Health
#Sleep Disorders