Horrible Diseases With Positive Side Effects

This Cold Sore Prevents The Plague
close up of lips affected by...
close up of lips affected by...

Every day, millions of people around the world are infected with terrible diseases that permanently change their lives, occasionally bringing them to a sudden end.

But sometimes those diseases carry amazing benefits.

For instance, syphilis can get you high and herpes will keep you from catching the bubonic plague.

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