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deathmetal27 lemmy.world deathmetal27@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-04
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Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Wagner-Jauregg

Tl,Dr: He was an Austrian physician who won the noble prize in medicine in 1927 for discovering that you could treat the then incurable disease of Syphilis by contracting Malaria. The rising body temperature from Malaria would kill syphilis causing bacteria, which in turn would be treated with quinine after the syphilis had been treated.

Unfortunately, dude was also a Nazi sympathiser, keeping up with the trend of the time.

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chickenf622 sh.itjust.works chickenf622@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-18
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Unfortunately, dude was also a Nazi sympathiser, keeping up with the trend of the time.

At least we can enjoy the benefits of his work without contributing to him financially like some people (cough cough JK Rowling cough)

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Anchorxiety reddthat.com Anchorxiety@reddthat.com
Joined: 2026-04-03
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contacting Malaria

Did Malaria reply?

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antheraeavx slrpnk.net antheraeavx@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2026-09-12
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contacting Malaria Did Malaria reply?

I sent you my syphilis, pls respond

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deathmetal27 lemmy.world deathmetal27@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-04
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contacting Malaria Did Malaria reply?

"New host, who dis?"

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Unpigged lemmy.dbzer0.com Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-11-14
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And now I finally get that weird syphilis story in the Baroque Cycle

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GraniteM lemmy.world GraniteM@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-11
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Unfortunately, dude was also a Nazi sympathiser, keeping up with the trend of the time. At least we can enjoy the benefits of his work without contributing to him financially like some people (cough cough JK Rowling cough)

I've been saying: If you're going to be a horrible person, the least you can do is also be dead.

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flamingo_pinyata sopuli.xyz flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-08-17
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Great news, your syphilis is cured!
You now have malaria!

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Thymos discuss.tchncs.de thymos@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2025-06-08
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Ilovethebomb sh.itjust.works Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-08
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Just can't help but bring him up, can you?

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elevenbones sh.itjust.works elevenbones@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-11-19
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Just can't help but bring him up, can you?

Free rent

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Ilovethebomb sh.itjust.works Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-08
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Free rent

Tell me about it.

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Tollana1234567 lemmy.today Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-04
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one of the other methods for treating syphillis it was with quicksilver, aka MERCURY.

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Tollana1234567 lemmy.today Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-06-04
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contacting Malaria Did Malaria reply?

they have to contact the Mosquito agency, anopheles.

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raman_klogius ani.social raman_klogius@ani.social
Joined: 2024-06-22
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I've been saying: If you're going to be a horrible person, the least you can do is also be dead.

the only good nazis...

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