[kergonath]

AFAIK this is not the mainstream understanding (to say the least). A source better than a medium post would be useful.

[hdevarajan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus_as_a_symbol_of_medici...

“.. older representations from Syria and India of sticks and animals looking like serpents or worms are interpreted by some as a direct representation of traditional treatment of dracunculiasis, the Guinea worm disease.“