"It was August 27, 1885. In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a student
named Daniel Carrion was preparing to infect himself with a dreaded
disease . . . He had a small, sharp lancet ready . . . Carrion's
friends and teacher from the medical school thought it was a bad
idea. They knew Carrion was eager to learn more about this
mysterious disease.
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to help find the answers. Spanning from the 1770s to the
present--and uncovering the science behind digestion, the spread of
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