Video - The Dancing Plague of 1518: A Bizarre Epidemic in History

Imagine a plague where people danced themselves to death. Sounds unbelievable? Stick around to hear about the strangest epidemic in history! It's the summer of 1518 in Strasbourg, France. Hundreds of people start dancing uncontrollably, unable to stop for days. It all began with one woman, Frau Troffea, who stepped into the street and started dancing. Within days, dozens more joined her, dancing frenetically and collapsing from exhaustion. Doctors were baffled. Some thought it was a curse, others believed it was caused by 'hot blood.' But no one could explain why people kept dancing, even as they suffered heart attacks and strokes. Eventually, the town authorities took drastic measures. They brought in musicians, hoping to wear the dancers out, but the plague continued. The Dancing Plague of 1518 remains one of the most mysterious and bizarre events in medical history. Was it mass hysteria, ergot poisoning, or something even stranger? This strange episode reminds us of the countless mysteries in our past.