Yes getting the treatment sooner would’ve prevented damage, though how much would be harder to say. According to the account, by the time of treatment the bacte

Yes getting the treatment sooner would’ve prevented damage, though how much would be harder to say. According to the account, by the time of treatment the bacterium had caused widespread damage and the patient had multiple organ failure before the treatment. Phages are also highly adapted to attack bacteria and often specific bacteria. It’s highly unlikely to affect humans. That’s easy to show since dirt is loaded with bacterial phages. Additionally there was significant research in Soviet bloc on the safety and efficacy of phage treatment. I’m hoping phage treatment becomes more common and better. The rise of bacterial superbugs is one of the greatest threats to modern life, as in we don’t expect ourselves or loved ones to die routinely from bacterial infections. However that’s very recent thing in human history. I’d readily wager that bacterial diseases have killed far more people than viral infections. They’re the literal plague.