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The Unsolved Mystery of 'The Dancing Plague'
In 1518, People “danced themselves to death” for no obvious reason in Strasbourg, France. One woman started it, and others joined her. Within a month, there were 400 people involved. After hearing this...... The first thing which comes in my mind is.... This is strange......Why did this happen?.... what caused this situation is still a mystery.
In July of 1518, a woman referred to as Frau Troffea stepped into a narrow street in Strasbourg, France and began dancing it lasted between four and six days she wouldn't eat or drink during this period. By the end of the week, 34 others had joined her. After this authorities were worried and so they consulted local physicians to ask why was this happening. The physicians said that this was quite 'common' and the cause was 'HOT BLOOD' Yes....hot blood and to cure this they need to drain our access blood from the victim's body. Yes, this is what they suggested.... This may sound stupid but what else can we expect from them...... but it was difficult for them to do so because the victims won't stop dancing so they suggested that they should let them dance so that blood's temperature would come down and they would automatically stop dancing. To do so, stages were built, instruments were arranged and even professional dancers were called to perform with them, but this technique horribly backfired and more and more people started dancing and about 14 people lost their lives. By this the City Council concluded that the theory of 'Hot blood' was nothing...
In July of 1518, a woman referred to as Frau Troffea stepped into a narrow street in Strasbourg, France and began dancing it lasted between four and six days she wouldn't eat or drink during this period. By the end of the week, 34 others had joined her. After this authorities were worried and so they consulted local physicians to ask why was this happening. The physicians said that this was quite 'common' and the cause was 'HOT BLOOD' Yes....hot blood and to cure this they need to drain our access blood from the victim's body. Yes, this is what they suggested.... This may sound stupid but what else can we expect from them...... but it was difficult for them to do so because the victims won't stop dancing so they suggested that they should let them dance so that blood's temperature would come down and they would automatically stop dancing. To do so, stages were built, instruments were arranged and even professional dancers were called to perform with them, but this technique horribly backfired and more and more people started dancing and about 14 people lost their lives. By this the City Council concluded that the theory of 'Hot blood' was nothing...
