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Poisons of the Past : Molds, Epidemics, and History
Poisons of the Past Molds Epidemics and History Author:Mary Matossian Did food poisoning cause the Black Plague, the Salem witch-hunts and other significant events in human history? In this pathbreaking book, the author argues that epidemics, sporadic outbursts of bizarre behavior, and low fertility and high death rates from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries may have been caused by food poisoning from mic... more »rofungi in bread, the staple food in Europe and America during this period.« less