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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* Cowpox, a relatively harmless disease in humans, conveys immunity to the much more serious smallpox. This fact led to the discovery of the science of vaccination. |
* Cowpox, a relatively harmless disease in humans, conveys immunity to the much more serious smallpox. This fact led to the discovery of the science of vaccination. |
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* Malaria helps you deal with syphilis, |
* Malaria helps you deal with syphilis (High fevers can get rid of syphilis, and Malaria was deemed the optimal way of inducing the fevers for this purpose, since the fevers were both long and high, and then the Malaria itself could be treated with quinine). Someone even got a Nobel Prize for the discovery. Of course nobody cares now because of the discovery of penicillin. |
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** Syphilis in turn can, but usually doesn't, turn out positive as in end state it alters your brain chemistry. It usually slowly kills you, but in some people it made them more passionate, generally better-mooded and enjoy emotions more (including of course sex, ironically enough). |
** Syphilis in turn can, but usually doesn't, turn out positive as in end state it alters your brain chemistry. It usually slowly kills you, but in some people it made them more passionate, generally better-mooded and enjoy emotions more (including of course sex, ironically enough). |
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* Intestinal parasites such as tapeworms have been shown to reduce vulnerability of the host to airborne allergens such as pollen. |
* Intestinal parasites such as tapeworms have been shown to reduce vulnerability of the host to airborne allergens such as pollen. |
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