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Originally Posted by Astromancer
Maybe people only thought it was the flu.
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Even low level magic could enhance it without breaking my suspension of disbelief. And I'm a crotchety critic.
Antivirals are relatively new. Wikipedia lists that only since the 1980s and full genetic sequencing do they become more than sheer guesswork with only trial and error producing anything vaguely workable.
That would likely lead to advanced understanding of genetics in this timeline. Mostly microbial and viral, but still advanced compared to ours, most likely.