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How Hundreds Danced Themselves to Death | Dancing Plague

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The Symptoms of Ergot Poisoning

Ergot is a fungi that grows on grains usually rye and can make its way into the food. Historians believe ergotism was the cause of the Salem witch trials. Symptoms of ergot poisoning include nausea, numbness, rapid or slower heartbeat,. itching, and can even eventually lead to gain green.

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