The Black Death and the Dancing Mania

A 19th Century analysis of two of the 14th Century's most devastating pandemics: The Black Death, which is usually thought to be a form of bubonic plague, and the Dancing Mania, an unexplained epidemic that caused thousands of people to literally dance themselves to death.

Keywords: history, bubonic plague, medical, pandemic, epidemic, phenomenon, unexplained, 19th, 14th, century