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From the the official register of a Spanish province. It reads:
"I remind you that the infection is spread through small droplets of saliva expelled while speaking, coughing, etc. close by, if they're breathed by those surrounding a sick person.
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From the the official register of a Spanish province. It reads:
"I remind you that the infection is spread through small droplets of saliva expelled while speaking, coughing, etc. close by, if they're breathed by those surrounding a sick person.
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As a result, please abstain from staying in closed spaces, poorly ventilated, with a lot of people, such as taverns, coffee shops, etc. Keep homes extremely clean.
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Keep open all day long the windows from rooms where people sleep, and ventilate frequently areas where people stay during the day. Spend as much time as possible outdoors, because fresh air, water and light are the best disinfectants in this situation.
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![Keep open all day long the windows from rooms where people sleep, and ventilate frequently areas where people stay during the day. Spend as much time as possible outdoors, because fresh air, water and light are the best disinfectants in this situation.[3/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerI7P3UYAA3EA4.jpg "Keep open all day long the windows from rooms where people sleep, and ventilate frequently areas where people stay during the day. Spend as much time as possible outdoors, because fresh air, water and light are the best disinfectants in this situation.[3/9]")
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Keep your mouth clean as much as possible, and in one word, follow the advice of your doctor and ignore the ignorant people who invite you to drink alcohol or consume tobacco as preventative measures, since their effects in this situation only make it worse.
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![Keep your mouth clean as much as possible, and in one word, follow the advice of your doctor and ignore the ignorant people who invite you to drink alcohol or consume tobacco as preventative measures, since their effects in this situation only make it worse.[4/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerI-d_U4AAxCKB.jpg "Keep your mouth clean as much as possible, and in one word, follow the advice of your doctor and ignore the ignorant people who invite you to drink alcohol or consume tobacco as preventative measures, since their effects in this situation only make it worse.[4/9]")
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Burgos, October 4th 1918"
What struck me is how nearly every piece of advice is still relevant today, including the calls to avoid the ignorants. A full century later.
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![Burgos, October 4th 1918"What struck me is how nearly every piece of advice is still relevant today, including the calls to avoid the ignorants. A full century later.[5/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerJBTXUcAMNvZt.jpg "Burgos, October 4th 1918\"What struck me is how nearly every piece of advice is still relevant today, including the calls to avoid the ignorants. A full century later.[5/9]")
What struck me is how nearly every piece of advice is still relevant today, including the calls to avoid the ignorants. A full century later.
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Here are some other images from that pandemic. You might have seen some, but not all.
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![Here are some other images from that pandemic. You might have seen some, but not all. [6/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerJM9MVoAARkX8.jpg "Here are some other images from that pandemic. You might have seen some, but not all. [6/9]")
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It makes me feel like we're just reliving the same thing, just one century later.
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![It makes me feel like we're just reliving the same thing, just one century later.[7/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerJUf1UYAEZLKd.jpg "It makes me feel like we're just reliving the same thing, just one century later.[7/9]")
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How crazy is it that, with everything we've learned, our scientific and technological progress, we can't react much better than a century ago?
(Did you see the cat?)
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![How crazy is it that, with everything we've learned, our scientific and technological progress, we can't react much better than a century ago?(Did you see the cat?)[8/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerJmqSUcAElWxk.jpg "How crazy is it that, with everything we've learned, our scientific and technological progress, we can't react much better than a century ago?(Did you see the cat?)[8/9]")
(Did you see the cat?)
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If we don't learn, we're condemned to repeat the same mistakes
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![If we don't learn, we're condemned to repeat the same mistakes[9/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EerJwlWUYAAdW44.jpg "If we don't learn, we're condemned to repeat the same mistakes[9/9]")
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