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LIFE AND DEATH
What do we do when we have to protect ourselves from each other? All disease threatens our quality of life and can lead to death. The whole of society can feel the ripple effects of infectious diseases, as we are experiencing today. The responsibility of the individual can become burdensome. Many have told of great shame and stigma from having been infected by, for example, HIV, tuberculosis or corona.
«Smitte har alltid vært forbundet med det som er fremmed, med det som kommer et annet sted fra: fremmede land, fremmede folk, grupper og individer, fremmede vaner.» (Karin Johanisson, Medicinens øga)
Photo: Aas & Bergseth/ The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology

