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Malaria treatment for syphilis Nobel Prize

The man who proposed this idea won a Nobel Prize after doctors used induced fever to cure syphilis. People were deliberately infected with malaria because the resulting fever eliminated the bacteria causing the disease. Once the infection cleared, medical practitioners treated the patients for malaria.

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Viral Ivory@viral.ivory

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Malaria treatment for syphilis Nobel Prize

The man who proposed this idea won a Nobel Prize after doctors used induced fever to cure syphilis. People were deliberately infected with malaria because the resulting fever eliminated the bacteria causing the disease. Once the infection cleared, medical practitioners treated the patients for malaria.

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