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Podcaster Dan Taberski's Investigation Into An Outbreak Of A Mysterious Illness

2025/6/18
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Dan Taberski: 2011年,纽约州勒罗伊镇的高中女生中爆发了一种奇怪的疾病,表现为抽搐和痉挛。最初是一个女孩突然口吃,然后症状迅速蔓延。这种疾病被称为转换障碍,是由心理压力或创伤引起的身体症状。虽然最初怀疑是环境因素,如1973年的化学品泄漏,但最终未能证实。媒体的报道也可能加剧了疫情,因为这种疾病具有“视线传播”的特性,即看到症状的人更容易受到影响。几年后,这些女孩的症状神秘地消失了。我認為在調查類似事件時,需要全面考量各種因素,不能輕易下結論認為是單純的心理作用,必須要徹底排除其他潛在的環境或生理因素。同時,媒體在報導此類事件時也應謹慎,避免過度渲染,以免加劇恐慌和症狀的蔓延。 Tanya Mosley: 勒罗伊事件引发了对精神疾病的讨论,以及对女性医疗体验的质疑。当类似症状出现在男性身上时,人们的反应截然不同,这反映了社会对不同性别在医疗问题上的偏见。媒体的关注也可能对疫情产生影响,因为更多的报道似乎导致了更多病例的出现。我对Dan的调查印象深刻,他不仅关注了疾病本身,还深入探讨了社会因素和心理因素在其中的作用。这种综合性的调查方法对于理解和解决类似的医疗谜团至关重要。

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The podcast explores a 2011 outbreak of tics and spasms among high school girls in Leroy, New York. It examines the possible causes, including mass psychogenic illness and environmental factors, and discusses the challenges of diagnosing and treating such illnesses. The role of media coverage in potentially exacerbating the symptoms is also analyzed.
  • Outbreak of tics and spasms among high school girls in Leroy, NY
  • Possible causes explored: mass psychogenic illness, environmental factors
  • Role of media in potentially worsening symptoms
  • Line of sight illness spread within social groups

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Dan Taberski's award-winning podcast Hysterical investigates a bizarre and unsettling phenomenon: a mysterious illness that swept through a group of high school students in upstate New York. Taberski unpacks the story behind this modern-day case of possible mass hysteria and reflects on his approach to investigative storytelling. We also dig into his past work, including Missing Richard Simmons.* *Book critic Maureen Corrigan shares a round-up of this summer's best mystery and suspense titles.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)