Like wars, plagues can still affect those caught up in them years after the first wave of crisis is over. The psychological toll, post-traumatic stress, the need for escape, the sudden loss of purpose, and sheer exhaustion can take even the strongest men and women by surprise. These are our walking wounded; and sometimes, as David France memorably shows here, they fall.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/04/the-toll/218099/
