An astonishment a day...
Kurioza naukowe / Scientific curiosities ISSN 1176-7545 No 778
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An astonishment a day... Kurioza naukowe / Scientific curiosities ISSN 1176-7545 No 778 |
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The shortest history of medicine. |
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| 2000 p.n.e |
Here, eat this root. |
| 1000 AD |
That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. |
| 1850 AD |
That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. |
| 1920 AD | That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. |
| 1945 AD | That pill is ineffective. Here, take this penicillin. |
| 1955 AD | Oops.. bugs mutated. Here, take this tetracycline. |
| 1960-99 AD |
Thirty-nine more 'oops'.. Here, take this more powerful antibiotic. |
| 2000 - AD | The bugs have won! Here, eat this root. |
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Anonymous - Quoted in WHO Report on Infectious Diseases, 2000 smallpox in the background |
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witrynê prowadzi |
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