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Submitted by Med Student (not verified) on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 6:11pm.

Actually, the caduceus is not the original symbol for medicine. The symbol you are thinking of is the rod of Asclepius, it only has one snake. Common error though, I believe that confusion was sparked by the north Americans.

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