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== [[Real Life]] ==
* 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{{context|reason=The practice of inoculating smallpox with smallpox goes back quite a bit further than this. It would be nice if this entry had established clarified distinctions between inoculations in general, vaccination, and "the science of vaccination"}}.
* 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.
** 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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