was a Japanese doctor who studied

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. Futaki was educated at

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. He received the prestigious Order of Culture (Bunka Kunshō) from the Emperor for his academic contributions, which included identifying the infectious agents of dysentery and rat bite fever, He was a candidate for the

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. In addition to his medical research, he had a strong understanding of traditional Japanese folk remedies.

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Japanese infectious disease physicians 1873 births 1966 deaths Place of death missing {{Japan-med-bio-stub