@Austin_Dern fun fact because we just got curious if there was any connection and looked it up: the etymology of influenza is from the Italian influenza, which now means the same as the english but originally meant "influence (of the stars, astrological)"
-F
@Felthry Oh yeah! I think I knew that once and had forgotten.
As pre-modern medicine goes the attempted explanation was okay, at least. They got a good bit closer with malaria.