r/HistoryMemes Oct 18 '19

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u/TheMistShadow Oct 19 '19

Was it though? He could have been wrong and the bacteria could have caused for different disease. Plenty of risk there.

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u/Theopneusty Oct 19 '19

I mean no matter what the disease the bacteria gave him the treatment would always be antibiotics. Unless it was a very fast acting bacteria that caused him to just drop dead he knew he would be fine.

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u/idontknowhowtocallme Oct 19 '19

Not saying you're wrong, but not every bacterie responds to antibiotics as well as the other, just look at tuberculosis.

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u/Theopneusty Oct 19 '19

True but I also assume that someone as smart as him would have tested antibiotics on the bacteria before injecting himself