Dr. Patterson contracted the disease dengue fever, a viral illness transmitted by mosquitos.

Drs. Daniel Jones and Dale Stokes watch as Dr. Leichter, standing on a prone Dr. Mark Patterson, renders an antidote to break-bone, aka Dengue, fever. Dr. Patterson's expression of the disease included a sensation that his spine was in the process of breaking. Paradoxically, this "treatment" helped! Image courtesy of Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies.

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