What Diseases Could You Get From A Corpse?

[markn_1]

The best current hepatitis C treatment is Ledipasvir with Sofosbuvir, which is more effective and has fewer side effects than interferon. There’s been controversy because of the high cost of the drugs (over $90,000 for a 12 week course, and some patients need more than that).

–Mark

[Tatterdemalion]

@MacLir

Reminds me of the story of a young necrophiliac who achieved his boyhood ambition by becoming coroner.

(Cribbed from Tom Lehrer.)

Wasn’t he the guy who started out majoring in animal husbandry, until they caught him at it?

[gytalf2000]

@NinjaChick

I imagine it depends on how old the corpse is. Still above room temperature? Probably anything you could catch were they not dead.

The following contains an anecdote taken from a newspaper published in 1880 about disease spreading from a corpse: it sounds like a lot like the poor guy contracted gas gangrene. It’s a morbidly interesting read but if you are squeamish at all about things like, well, gas gangrene, or twisting the head off a corpse, you probably want to give this one a pass. Proceed with caution.

Well, that was a fascinating tale. Pretty gruesome!