Polio

Submitted by Mark D (United States), Mar 16, 2014 at 01:54

Posted: In modern times, this projection has created a susceptibility to conspiracy theories which have had many practical consequences: for example, because only Muslims worry that anti-polio vaccinations secretly render their children infertile, polio has effectively become a Muslim-only scourge in 26 countries.

Stuff nightmares are made of come from religion. Outrageous!

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