Topic: Typhus

Typhus comes up in 1 chapter across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in August 2013.

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THC 69: Victor Thorn | The Boston Bombing, DMT, & The Holocaust
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THC 69: Victor Thorn | The Boston Bombing, DMT, & The Holocaust

Typhus, Tattoos and Dr. Josef Mengele

The discussion covers the logistical reasons for camp practices, such as shaving heads to prevent typhus and using tattoos for identification in an era before barcodes. Thorne briefly addresses the experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele, acknowledging barbaric practices occurred but maintaining that genocide was not the primary motive of the camps.

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