[Ansteorra] Question about researching historic pathogens

[Ely]

Wow great ideas. I was thinking of gonorrhea which has had parliamentary laws and laws from Louis IX. Cholera is a great one too and it is correct that it was thought to be airborne. Its true nature was discovered by Snow in London and is considered the first use of Epidemiology. Silly people putting sewers alongside of water wells. Rabies is a fantastic idea and I believe it was Pasture who finally solved its mystery. So I have found that this interest has a name, its is  called paleopathology. Thanks for the info and encouragement. I will read the suggested articles.
Elyssa de Orozco

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Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

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