The dancing plague: a public health conundrum.

Abstract:

:The phenomenon of mass, frenzied dancing affected large populations in various parts of Europe from the thirteenth century and lasted, on and off, for three centuries. The exact aetiology of the Dancing Plague (or Dancing Mania) is still unclear. Retrospective historical review of this public health problem reveals claims for causative factors including demonic possession, epilepsy, the bite of a tarantula, ergot poisoning and social adversity. It seems unlikely that Dancing Mania resulted from a single cause but rather resulted from multiple factors combining with a predisposing cultural background and triggered by adverse social circumstances. Dancing Mania remains one of the unresolved mysteries of public health.

journal_name

Public Health

journal_title

Public health

authors

Donaldson LJ,Cavanagh J,Rankin J

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-07-01 00:00:00

pages

201-4

issue

4

eissn

0033-3506

issn

1476-5616

pii

S0033-3506(97)00034-6

journal_volume

111

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