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> Autism wasn't even a thing.

Just like in the middle ages, there was only a single illness that caused fever (aptly named "fever"). More advanced illnesses required bacteria and viruses which were not invented until 1676 respectively 1892.

I wonder how genetic disorders worked back then considering genes didn't exist yet.



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