Thucydides Syndrome
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Thucydides Syndrome

The name given to an epidemic described by Thucydides (460–395 BC), Greek general and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War. The disease decimated Athens' then population of 300,000, and, to some, signalled the end of the classic Greek civilisation. Postulated causes have included smallpox, bubonic plague, scarlet fever, typhus, measles, typhoid fever, ergotism, and influenza complicated by toxin-producing noninvasive staphylococci—i.e., a form of toxic shock syndrome

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syndrome			The Plague of Athens is one of 10 historically notable outbreaks described in an article in "The Lancet Infectious Diseases" by authors from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Study of Ancient and Modern Plagues Finds Common Features by National Institutes of Health: News and Events Examples include the plague of Athens and the devastating influenza pandemic of 1917-19 that killed more people than the First World War. Scientists say virus came from outer space; Funeral honour Sars ... by The Birmingham Post (England) In her translation of Thucydides' works (6), published in 1991, in the chapter titled Second Invasion of Attica: the Plague of Athens (the original Greek work had no title), Jacqueline de Romilly translated nosos as disease or epidemic. 2,500-year evolution of the term epidemic by Martin-Granel, Estelle / Emerging Infectious Diseases			thaumato- THBR THC the 6 Ss the bends the Bethesda System The Biggest Loser The Blues The Bus Unloaded the chokes the crystalline lens The Gold Sheet the Gray Journal the Green Book the Green Journal the hidden epidemic the Hite Report the hug drug the internist's tumor the literature the love drug the Match the old man's friend the Pill the Pink Sheet The Plague of Athens the Purple Book the S word the streets the Tan Sheet the third ear the three As the Vampire project the Visible Man the worried well The Zone Thea chinensis theaism theater Theatre Blues thebaine thebesian foramen thebesian foramina thebesian valve thebesian vein thebesian veins thec- theca theca cell tumor theca cells theca cordis			The Pirate Bay The Pirates of Penzance The Pirates of Penzance The Pirates Of The Caribbean The Pit Lane the pit of stomach the pit of stomach the pit of stomach the pit of stomach the pit of stomach the pit of the stomach the pit of the stomach the pit of the stomach the pit of the stomach the pit of the stomach The pitcher's friend The pitcher's friend The Pitfall The Pitfall The Pitfall the pits The Pits Touring Car Championship The Pittsburgh Quarterly The Pixelgeek Network The pixies The Pizza Company The Place 2 Be The Place Between Life and Death. The Place of Mike The Place to Be The Plague of Athens The Plain Dealer The Plains Wars The Plan of the Ages The planet earth The planet earth The planet earth The Planet of Leather Moomins The Planetary Society of Youth The Plank The Plank The Planning Center The Planning Collaborative The plantagenats The plantagenats The Plantagenet The Plantagenet The Plastic Constellations The Plastic Corporation of India The Plastic Surgery Group The Play About the Baby The Player's Championship The Players Club The Playhouse The Playhouse The Playstation Show The Pleasure Is All Mine The Pleasure principle The Pleasure principle The Pleasure principle The Pledge of Allegiance

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Thucydides Syndrome (redirected from The Plague of Athens)

Thucydides Syndrome
(redirected from The Plague of Athens)