Details

Date30
AuthorColumella
ContributionSpeculated that fever may be caused in some way by marsh insects.
ReferenceDowel
NotesDate is approximate (Columella died circa 40 C.E.) Many such speculations were recorded over the centuries, and undoubtedly many more went unrecorded. It cannot be assumed that Columella meant "insect" in the modern sense. It could have referred to any small invertebrate.
CategoryMiscellany
Pathogen ClassGeneral

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