“…Inspired by the Ancient Greeks, past students of infectious diseases have often personified in that manyheaded monster, Hydra, the terrifying effects of scourges such as cholera, scarlet fever, diphtheria, yellow fever and malaria [1][2][3][4]. Hercules-like, these pioneers laboured to prod and probe the beast, intending to identify its vulnerabilities and deliver the final, mortal blows [5].…”