Submitted by tonymmorley t3_ykflxu in Futurology
whatyouwant5 t1_iuv033n wrote
Reply to comment by Skyblacker in New RSV vaccines are coming. This is very, very good news. by tonymmorley
We had a medication that cured the common cold. Picornavir. Problem was it caused aplastic anemia.
NanditoPapa t1_iuv1wfr wrote
But, that can be cured with injections of erythropoietin! However, that causes polycythaemia...
hoehater t1_iuw6uic wrote
Which is treated by bleeding patients… until they eventually die.
NanditoPapa t1_iuw79i9 wrote
But that's easily treated with cryonic preservation. But, unfortunately resurrection requires nanobots and an unlikely utopian future society.
hoehater t1_iuwdbzj wrote
Grokma t1_iuwli7e wrote
Look, if you aren't going to let me balance his humors what am I even doing here?
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