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A Century Ago, Malaria Cured Syphilis, Earning a Nobel Prize

A historical medical treatment for syphilis involved inducing high fever with malaria, which killed the syphilis bacteria. The creator of this cure received a Nobel Prize, but the method was eventually replaced by penicillin.

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