Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Discover how shame, secrecy and so‑called “shame‑free” cures helped turn the pox into the first modern disease and how Londoners navigated silent shopping, social judgement and new attempts at objective diagnosis.

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