[white rose]

This theory is nothing new. A few years back a scientist wrote a book arguing that the "black plague" was in actuality a combination of several different diseases, most particularly--get ready for this--anthrax.

[blam]

"A few years back a scientist wrote a book arguing that the "black plague" was in actuality a combination of several different diseases, most particularly--get ready for this--anthrax."

We can guess a lot of things until we have a undisputed sample.