it's common knowledge that holistic health and environmental circumstances play a major role in whether or not an infection manifests as disease I'm

it's common knowledge that holistic health and environmental circumstances play a major role in whether or not an infection manifests as disease I'm understanding the linked article thusly: Dubos wasn't disputing the facts of germ theory, as his provocative choice of titles may have suggested. He was wondering if we should pursue a host-centric approach rather than a germ-centric approach to medicine. It is perhaps roughly comparable to (for example) you and I both agreeing that UX and backend engineering are important, but disagreeing which of them should be the primary lens through which we tackle the software development process. In the end though, yeah, "germ theory vs. host theory" is probably kind of a moot point in 2023. Early application germ theory was basically, "how do we kill germs?" whereas I think that the last XX years of medicine have been more about the holistic interaction of germ and host. I do not work in the medical field so I would obviously welcome more knowledgeable feedback.