Medical Oddities... Tape 6: The 1926 Sleeping Sickness

In the early 20th century, people began falling asleep...
And never fully waking up again.

In this episode of Medical Oddities, we examine the mysterious outbreak known as the 1926 Sleeping Sickness... a worldwide epidemic that left thousands trapped between sleep and wakefulness.

Patients would suddenly become lethargic.
Slip into long periods of unconsciousness.
And in some cases... remain frozen in place for decades.

This episode breaks down the documented cases, the theories behind what caused the illness, and why its sudden disappearance remains unexplained nearly a century later.

No hysteria.
No folklore.
Just real medical history that quietly refuses to make sense.

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Medical Oddities... Tape 5: Fatal Familial Insomnia

Sleep is not optional.
And for a small number of people... it becomes impossible.

In this episode of Medical Oddities, we examine Fatal Familial Insomnia... a rare, inherited prion disease where the brain gradually loses the ability to sleep... permanently.

It begins with insomnia.
Then anxiety.
Then hallucinations... panic... and total physical collapse.

Patients remain awake for weeks.
Then months.
Fully conscious as their bodies fail around them.

This episode breaks down real medical cases, the genetic mutation behind the disease, and why Fatal Familial Insomnia remains one of the most terrifying diagnoses in modern medicine.

No mythology.
No sensationalism.
Just documented cases where sleep itself becomes lethal.

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Medical Oddities... Tape 4: Cotard’s Delusion

Some people fear death.
Others become convinced it has already happened.

In this episode of Medical Oddities, we explore Cotard’s Delusion... a rare psychiatric condition where patients believe they are dead, do not exist, or have lost their internal organs entirely.

Those affected may stop eating.
Stop speaking.
Stop responding to the world around them.

Not because they want to die...
But because they believe they already have.

This episode examines real clinical cases, how the brain constructs a false sense of nonexistence, and why Cotard’s Delusion remains one of the most disturbing disorders ever documented.

No shock value.
No exaggeration.
Just real cases that quietly dismantle reality from the inside out.

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