The Lost City of the Monkey God Has Finally Been Discovered

Bit By Biology

Though it’s left out of scientific records, many of the crew on the expedition got very sick thanks to a bite from a parasite. They caught leishmaniasis, a disease spread by sandflies. It can cause skin ulcers, enlarged spleen and liver, low red blood cells, and fever.

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