The bugs have won!

A Short History of Medicine
2000 BCE - Here, eat this root.
1000 AD - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1920 - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow tihs pill.
1945 - That pill is ineffective. Here, take penicillin.
1955 - Oops...bugs got resistant. Here, take this tetracycline.
1957 - 2007 - 42 more "oopses"...Here, take this more powerful antibiotic.
20?? - The bugs have won! Here, eat this root.
-Anonymous