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This. Claims of a universal antiviral are as old as western medicine itself. Literally the only reason anyone knows what the Hippocratic oath is is because Hipp
by Alex3917 1y ago
This. Claims of a universal antiviral are as old as western medicine itself. Literally the only reason anyone knows what the Hippocratic oath is is because Hippocrates was already famous at the time for promoting elderberry as the universal antiviral.
- abeppu 1y agoMy understanding is that the _concept_ of a virus wasn't even established until the late 19th century, because we first needed the germ theory, and then we needed to understand bacteria well enough to have a filter whose pores were known to be smaller than bacteria could pass through, but which some _other_ infection agent could still pass through. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virology#Discovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virology#Discovery Hippocrates could recommend elderberry for a bunch of ailments, but he didn't have the concept of a "universal antiviral".
- 0xDEAFBEAD 1y agoDid Hippocrates know the difference between viral and bacterial infections?