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A historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book examines three significant epidemics—primarily the Black Death, alongside the Dancing Mania and Sweating Sickness—that ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages. Hecker attempts to illuminate the public health impacts and the societal reactions to these vast calamities, reflecting on the interplay between medical understanding and human behavior during these times. The