History’s greatest mysteries: what caused the medieval ‘dancing plague’?
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Do You Think There Were Other Instances of This Happening in Germany?
Dancing plagues appeared in germany, strasburg and the rhine. Initially it was mostly women who were affected by this dancing plague. But later on there were cases of men getting involved as well as women. There are a number of different term names for this strange type of plague. It's also called saint John's dance or saint voetus dance.
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