[Ansteorra] Question about researching historic pathogens

[Robert G. Ferrell]

On 11/27/2011 11:21 AM, Elyssa Hoffman wrote:

> I'm working on a couple of interesting cases this weekend that I might
> seek permission to write educational papers on. ( CE or CEU's for
> those in the medical field.) I posted awhile back about Yersinia
> pestis and there was enough interest for several posts to occur. The
> question I have today is: Is there enough interest and information in
> Medievil medicine to do a reseach project on other pathogens that
> "plagued" the time period. Or has this already been done to death? I
> figured if I can write I paper on the clock and get paid for it I
> could continue it for SCA fun.

I think this is an excellent idea, and a field that is rather 
underrepresented in SCA research.

My senior honors paper in a Pathogenic Microorganisms class in college 
was on Airborne Fungal Infections (this was back before the microscope 
was invented, of course). That might also be an interesting branch of 
this topic.

Cynric