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Bookmark or Share- St. Anthony's Fire - World History EncyclopediaSt. Anthony's Fire (SAF) is an illness brought on by the ingestion of fungus-contaminated rye grain causing ergot poisoning (ergotism). The disease's common name derives from the medieval Benedictine monks dedicated to that saint who offered treatment to sufferer's, sometimes using relics of the saint to do so.
- Causes and Treatment of Erysipelas (St. Anthony's Fire) - Verywell HealthErysipelas is sometimes referred to as St. Anthony's Fire because of the fiery appearance of the rash. Erysipelas was identified as far back as the 11th century, where it and a cluster of other diseases were collectively named after Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lost causes. Symptoms of Erysipelas.
- St. Anthony’s Fire (VIII.122) - The Cambridge World History of Human ...Summary. This disease is generally associated with ergotism, a disease resulting from the ingestion of the ergot fungus that grows on rye. Most authorities assume that the name St. Anthony’s fire refers to St. Anthony the Great, a third-century A.D. hermit and founder of Christian ascetic monasticism. This saint renounced the world for the ...
- Ergotism - WikipediaThe outbreak and the diagnostic confusion surrounding it are vividly described in John Grant Fuller's book The Day of St Anthony's Fire. Ergot sclerotiums were found in the gut of the Grauballe Man, a bog body dated the late 3rd century BC.
- Killer in the rye: St. Anthony's fire - National GeographicSigns of St. Anthony’s fire were easy to see: seizures, hallucinations, and blackened limbs. Medieval Europeans believed its cause to be spiritual, but the true cause was far more earthly....
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