Possibly, but you must bear in mind how rapidly bacteria reproduce and evolve. I'm not well enough informed to say exactly how long it would take, but I very mu

Possibly, but you must bear in mind how rapidly bacteria reproduce and evolve. I'm not well enough informed to say exactly how long it would take, but I very much doubt it would be hundreds of years. (And people wouldn't necessarily die of simple cuts regardless -- we still have our immune systems and other means of sterilizing wounds.)