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by rottendoubt 5362 days ago
From the Atari article someone linked to a few days back about Steve Jobs, his boss said he contracted hepatitis when he made a spiritual journey to India. If it's true, it explains all the health issues Steve dealt with later in life. Hepatitis is linked to increasing the risk of pancreatic cancer. It also attacks the liver and was very likely the reason for his needing a liver transplant in 2009.

I'm living abroad and put on my to do list to make sure my vaccinations are current. For those of you traveling to third world countries, make sure you do the same. =/