There weren't any antibiotics then.
Would antibiotics be effective against an influenza outbreak anyway? I'm only being half a smart-***, I don't know anything about the history of the epidemic.
you: pesky child with none of the maturity or work ethic you'd expect from a high school senior who wants to be a doctor.
Op, this, while rough, is correct. The reasons you're only getting sarcastic responses here are twofold:
1) You've already asked enough generalized questions about NSU/PCOM/Osteopathic medicine aimed at assuaging your own insecurities about the topic. At some point, you need to stop gathering the opinions of others (you've done it at this point), gather the facts, and consider carefully how you feel about them to make your decision from there. That's where maturity comes in--at some point you're going to need to be able to be comfortable enough with your decision-making ability to be able to brush off idiots who don't know what the hell they're talking about.
There are certain advantages and consequences to going the DO route. You've got them by now.
2) The question is a little dumb to begin with. You'll never be asked "Why DO
instead of MD?" You'll be asked "Why DO?" Figuring out how osteopathic medicine is
better than allopathic should not be your goal. Figuring out whether osteopathic medicine is sufficient for your career goals is.
And there's not a reason to start a new thread to figure that out. Do some research and decide if you're comfortable. If not, go somewhere else for college and apply to both your senior year.
By the way...high school is generally too early to be hitting up SDN often. Freshman and even Sophomore year of college even are on the early side.
I just about lost it when I read that.
