The conquest of infectious disease is the greatest triumph of modern medicine. What were these diseases, what techniques did we use against them, and how do they relate to each other?https://rootsofprogress.org/weapons-against-infectious-disease …
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But the things you're talking about are orthogonal. Diagnostic ability = yes, but that includes especially diagnosis of infectious disease. Pharma manufacturing & distro = of course, but that includes especially antibiotics.
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You can slice this stuff up in any number of ways. But if you look at basic causes of disease, disability & death, I think we've had more progress against infectious disease than anything else.
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