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The reason we bury bodies six feet deep is because that was the depth that stopped plague transmission from the dead in the Middle Ages. Many religious practices, such as avoiding certain meats, were established because of foodborne disease transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn The Top Ten Diseases of All Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Stacey Smith? presents the top ten deadliest diseases and their effects on society, providing a wealth of information about the trajectory and terrible impact of each disease, humanity's reaction to these diseases throughout the millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know, for example, that:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe medical symbol evolved from the worms wrapped around a stick, because that was the only way to remove Guinea worms from the body, so having a stick meant you were a doctor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmallpox is the third-worst disease ever, yet it remains the only successfully eradicated human disease (but not for long!), thanks in part to a successful vaccine, in part to photographic recognition cards and in part due to helicopter-led forced vaccinations of whole villages in the former Yugoslavia. 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