In 1955, a forest worker in Trinidad and Tobago contracted a fever. The worker recovered fully, though the disease persisted, with outbreaks occurring in northern South America and nearby coastal islands. The movements of humans pose challenges for those hoping to reduce the risks associated with any infectious agent, as is the case with the ...

Welcome to Strange Medicine – a series of nonfiction articles based on recent journal published, peer-reviewed case studies, review articles, meta-studies, scientific studies, and primary literature. Each relates to events that made the medical community’s eyes widen and scratch their heads, though, please note that all of these cases are significant toward scientific and medical ...