Did the people from a century ago feel like they were in a low-tech time where medical solutions hadn't been invented yet? I suspect they felt like they were at

Did the people from a century ago feel like they were in a low-tech time where medical solutions hadn't been invented yet? I suspect they felt like they were at the very front of modern life and were reaping the benefits of modern knowledge and technology. Then, suddenly something new and unexpected came along and revealed how fragile they really were. Today we might also feel that we're at the very front of modern life and reaping the benefits of modern knowledge and tech. However, even our great county of Los Angeles has been taken over by a new mosquito that is hurting our quality of life: https://www.glacvcd.org/vector-information/mosquitoes/invasive-mosquitoes/ https://www.glacvcd.org/vector-information/mosquitoes/invasi... https://abc7.com/health/ankle-biter-mosquitoes-more-common-in-socal/5499797/ https://abc7.com/health/ankle-biter-mosquitoes-more-common-i... As far as I'm aware, we have no practical solution for this new problem.