I’ve got a buddy who works deep in the rain forests of Indonesia studying orangutans and gibbons. Inspired by bird watchers who keep a record of all the species they’ve seen over the years, he keeps a “Life List” of every tropical disease he’s ever contracted. It’s not a short list. Inevitably, coming home from a field season means a prescription for Flagyl to kill the beasts that have turned his guts into a frat house.
