1. Hideyo Noguchi was a famous Japanese bacteriologist.
2. He suffered a burn injury on his left hand when he was small.
His left fingers stuck together because he couldn’t consult a doctor.
3. Thanks to contribution from his teacher and friends, he was able to have an operation on his left hand. Then, he made the decision to become a doctor.
4. He acquired a doctor license at 20 years old and studied syphilis and yellow fever and so on. While working in Ghana, he was struck down by the yellow fever virus.
5. Dr. Noguchi’s portrait has been printed on 1000 yen paper currency since 2004.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideyo_Noguchi
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%E8%8B%B1%E4%B8%96
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