Darwinian Medicine Vs Western Medicine

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1. The biggest difference between Darwinian medicine and Western medicine approachs to infectious diseases are their views. Western medicine looks at infectious diseases in a more proximal view where they want to cure the patient now and provide them with the most comfortable pathway. However, Darwinian medicine looks at infectious disease in a broader image where they take into consideration how curing an illness might weaken our future immunity or even lengthen the time it takes to heal. Although both views are in the best interest of humanity, it comes down to which is more useful in certain scenarios. Because if you spiked a fever to defend against an infection, what happens if that fever gets to the point where it's detrimental. In that

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