[Ansteorra] Question about researching historic pathogens

[Stefan li Rous]

I'd like to hear more about rabies in period, myself.

As to cholera, while there were a few theories on where it came from,  
"bad air" was the most accepted my the medical community. That was not  
really cleared up until the mid-19 century (yes, that late) in  
London.  While well out of period, that story is an interesting one  
itself.

Stefan

On Nov 27, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Sir Lyonel wrote:

> Salut cozyns,
>
> I for one would be interested in an article on the Medieval take on  
> rabies. Was it seen as possession? Madness?surely the link between  
> mad dogs and their biting victims could not go unnoticed? Could it?
>
> Were there any other lucky guesses? Attribution of cholera with bad  
> water? Or does the name tell the tale?
>
> En Lyonel
>

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