Silver bullet for COVID-19, other monsters

If your buddy is bitten by a werewolf or vampire and infected, myth, legends and pop culture say the cure is silver. Whether it is a silver bullet through the heart or skin searing silver to keep your vampire at bay, silver is the answer to most of your supernatural ailments.

But what about the more mundane? And how did silver become the hero of mythology?

The fact is, silver has been used for tho...