Wikimedia CommonsThe dancing plague of 1518 may have caused the deaths of more than 100 people in modern-day France who simply could not stop moving for days or even weeks on end.

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The Dancing Plague of 1518 is one of the most perplexing events in medical history. It occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (now part of modern-day France) during the summer months.

The Dancing plague of 1518 was kicked of by a woman and joined by 400 victim who danced, twirled and shook uncontrollably for two months. Is the new 'Dinga Dinga' virus similar to this mass ...

By F.P. ON A SUMMER’S day in 1518, a woman walked out of her house in Strasbourg and started to dance energetically in the street. Apart from stolen moments for sleep, she did not stop for six ...

In a spin: the mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518. “In 1518, one of the strangest epidemics in recorded history struck the city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of people were seized by an irresistible urge ...

Fortunately, the 1518 dance epidemic was the last of its kind in Europe. In all likelihood, the possibility of further outbreaks declined along with the belief systems that had sustained them.

One day in 1518, a woman started to dance in Strasbourg city square; soon, hundreds more joined her under the summer sun. The dancing went on for weeks, to the ire of the authorities. By some ...

Yes, friend, the dance fever of 1518 was a month-long plague in Strasbourg, which is today in France. During the dance fever, hundreds of people, for no apparent reason, danced around the clock ...

This “ritual” was a success as the dancing began to stop, and within weeks, the dancing epidemic was over. It sounds like a fictional story, but the dancing plague of 1518 was very real.