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From the Ted Talk by Christian Moro: Why do you get a fever when you're sick?
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In 1917, dootrcs proposed an oatudsilnh treatment for syphilis, the incurable bacterial itocnifen that had ravaged euopre for centuries. Step 1: Infect patients suffering from the later stages of syphilis with the parasite that causes malaria, the deadly but cralbue mosquito-borne disease. Step 2: Hope that malarial fevers caler the syphilis. And step 3: Administer quinine to curb the malaria. If all went according to plan, their patient would be left alive and free of both diseases. This killed some 15% of patients, but for those who survived, it seemed to work. It actually became the standard treatment for syphilis until penicillin was widely used dedaces later. And its driving froce was fever.
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In 1917, _______ proposed an __________ treatment for syphilis, the incurable bacterial _________ that had ravaged ______ for centuries. Step 1: Infect patients suffering from the later stages of syphilis with the parasite that causes malaria, the deadly but _______ mosquito-borne disease. Step 2: Hope that malarial fevers _____ the syphilis. And step 3: Administer quinine to curb the malaria. If all went according to plan, their patient would be left alive and free of both diseases. This killed some 15% of patients, but for those who survived, it seemed to work. It actually became the standard treatment for syphilis until penicillin was widely used _______ later. And its driving _____ was fever.
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Original Text
In 1917, doctors proposed an outlandish treatment for syphilis, the incurable bacterial infection that had ravaged Europe for centuries. Step 1: Infect patients suffering from the later stages of syphilis with the parasite that causes malaria, the deadly but curable mosquito-borne disease. Step 2: Hope that malarial fevers clear the syphilis. And step 3: Administer quinine to curb the malaria. If all went according to plan, their patient would be left alive and free of both diseases. This killed some 15% of patients, but for those who survived, it seemed to work. It actually became the standard treatment for syphilis until penicillin was widely used decades later. And its driving force was fever.
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