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AFAIK this is not the mainstream understanding (to say the least). A source better than a medium post would be useful.
by kergonath 5y ago
AFAIK this is not the mainstream understanding (to say the least). A source better than a medium post would be useful.
- hdevarajan 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus_as_a_symbol_of_medicine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus_as_a_symbol_of_medici... “.. older representations from Syria and India of sticks and animals looking like serpents or worms are interpreted by some as a direct representation of traditional treatment of dracunculiasis, the Guinea worm disease.“