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[–] wolfrasin@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Caduceus - 2 snakes on a winged sword - human medicine

Asclepius - 1 snake on a stick - veterinary medicine

[–] FarceOfWill@infosec.pub 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

No , look, the caudecus isnt a medical symbol. Someone ages ago in america got it wrong and used it everywhere and now people are confused and use a symbol of hermes god of merchants as a medica...

OMG you fools, this explains why none of you can afford healthcare

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago

Dionysus - Snake on a stick: Yum.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Doesn't Caduceus symbolize trade and commerce?

Yes, that other comment is crap.