Sleepy Sickness: The Forgotten Disease That Once Paralysed The World

A century ago, a mysterious illness known as "sleepy sickness" or encephalitis lethargica caused an epidemic, beginning in northern France in 1916 and spreading globally.

Sleepy Sickness: The Forgotten Disease That Once Paralysed The World
A century ago, a mysterious illness known as "sleepy sickness" or encephalitis lethargica caused an epidemic, beginning in northern France in 1916 and spreading globally.