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Poisons of the Past: Molds, Epidemics, and History |  | Author: Professor Mary Kilbourne Matossian
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
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Argues that epidemics, sporadic outbursts of bizarre behaviour and low fertility and high death rates from the 14th to the 18th centuries may have been caused by food poisoning from microfungi in bread, the staple food in Europe and America during this period.
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Raw terror! April 2, 2000
J.R.R.Abrahão (aka) "Mad Abe" (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
Yuk! This book is a serious look at a seldon know subject: poisons in the days gone by. Raw terror! I'm fascinated by it... You'll be, too!
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