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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu May 16, 2019, 01:29 PM May 2019

A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors learned what it was.

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“Every time this date comes around, I think about this young man and the hell he went through,” said Memory Elvin-Lewis, a microbiologist who was central to the case. “It’s burned in my brain.”


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A mystery illness killed a boy in 1969. Years later, doctors learned what it was. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 OP
Pretty shocking story. marble falls May 2019 #1
Paywalled WaPo, so here's Wiki: appalachiablue May 2019 #2
Wow, that is interesting! BigmanPigman May 2019 #3
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