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:   / answerswithjoe   Channel Memberships:    / @joescott   T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:    / @joescott-tmi   And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:    / @conversationswithjoe   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:   / answerswithjoe   TikTok:   / answerswithjoe   Facebook:   / answerswithjoe   Twitter:   / answerswithjoe   LINKS LINKS LINKS https://abcnews.go.com/Health/percent.... https://wfneurology.org/activities/ne... https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article... https://achh.army.mil/history/book-ww... https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article... https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-info... https://www.neurologylive.com/view/en... https://www.encephalitis.info/types-o... https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article... https://academic.oup.com/jnen/article... https://www.npr.org/transcripts/43628... https://protomag.com/medical-history/... https://achh.army.mil/history/book-ww... https://academic.oup.com/brain/articl... https://protomag.com/medical-history/... https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.co... https://academic.oup.com/brain/articl... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ec... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... https://wfneurology.org/activities/ne... 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