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To: blam

Malaria in England?

Charles V of Spain. And yes, malaria wasn't just tropical, before DDT.

6 posted on 08/03/2006 3:44:28 PM PDT by LexBaird ("Politically Correct" is the politically correct term for "F*cking Retarded". - Psycho Bunny)

To: LexBaird

"Shivering with the ague" in contemporary accounts usually referred to malaria.
Used to be here in US as well.

11 posted on 08/03/2006 3:57:52 PM PDT by 1066AD

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