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Poisons of the Past: Molds, Epidemics, and History Mary Kilbourne Matossian Reissue edition
Poisons of the Past: Molds, Epidemics, and History
Mary Kilbourne Matossian
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.
208 pages, 23 b-w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 24, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9780300051216 |
| Publishers | Yale University Press |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 20 mm · 335 g |
| Language | English |
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