Disease in the 21st Century

Round two of the spring cold, respiratory infection has got me thinking. As a child of the 70s, I remember that benign uses of radiation would take out most of our germs by now. When ill as a child, the doctor ordered a shot of antibiotic, the nurse delivered it and a day or so later I was up and running. 

Now we are told "super bugs" are growing. These germs have survived the onslaught of nurse shots and are able to withstand humans best efforts to eradicate them. Benign radiation seems as dead as the metric system. And spring colds still knock the stuffing out of us from time to time. 

In my 20's, I don't remember getting sick, except for occasionally food poisoning myself. Then I worked out regularly, walked everywhere and played hours of basketball with teens each week. I would feel a bit weak, take a sweaty nap, and wake feeling much better. Of course that was 30 years ago. My recollections could be out of focus over time. 

So am I advocating anything here? Not this time, just rambling under the influence of influenza.