
Abdul R.
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1. Back in the eighteenth century, many diseases were treated with bloodletting. It was believed that if a small amount of infected blood was allowed to flow out, the patient would immediately feel much better. Moreover, absolutely everything was treated with this method, starting with a simple headache and ending, for example, with poisoning.
2. In Babylon, doctors who performed incorrect treatment were punished very severely. Their hands were cut off. Because of this, there were constantly not enough specialists and people treated each other themselves. A sick person could simply come to the square, stand on it, and the citizens passing by were interested in his problem. And if one of them was sick with something like that, he gave advice on how to heal. 0 reply
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What oversight helped Louis Pasteur discover the modern method of vaccination?
One day, Louis Pasteur, who was conducting experiments on the infection of birds with chicken cholera, decided to go on vacation and left his assistant in the laboratory. He forgot to vaccinate the chickens and went on vacation himself. When the assistant returned, he infected the chickens, which weakened at first, but then unexpectedly recovered. Thanks to this oversight, Pasteur realized that weakened bacteria are the key to getting rid of the disease, as they give immunity from it, and became the founder of modern vaccination. Subsequently, he also created vaccinations against anthrax and rabies. 0 reply
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Which drug is the most harmful in terms of the total harm to yourself and others?
One of the oldest and most reputable medical journals, The Lancet, called
alcohol is the most harmful drug. According to the criterion of harm to the alcohol
user, alcohol is second only to heroin, crack and methamphetamine, while overtaking cocaine,
tobacco, marijuana, ecstasy, LSD and many other substances. If we take into
account the harm to others, as well as the total harm index, alcohol is far ahead of all
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