Mt Sinai J Med October 2009 PMID 19787658

The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology.

Robert J Littman

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What people are saying

The overall sentiment shows strong interest and moderate agreement, with users referencing detailed aspects of the publication such as Thucydides' eyewitness account and modern debates over disease origins, highlighting the article's impact in connecting ancient epidemics to contemporary understanding. The tone is academic yet accessible, emphasizing the importance of historical pandemics for today’s epidemiology.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the relevance and significance of the publication, emphasizing the historical importance of the plague and its relevance to modern epidemiology.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high interest by referencing historical events and scientific debates, with mentions of ancient Athens, other pandemics, and scientific methods used.

EngagementModerate engagement

Discussions include references to specific details from the publication, such as mortality rates, historical context, and scientific analyses, showing moderate engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions highlight the lasting significance of the plague and its lessons, indicating some influence on understanding pandemics and public health awareness.

Abstract in brief

  • In 430 BC, Athens was struck by a devastating plague during the Peloponnesian War, infecting most of the population and causing significant deaths, with Thucydides providing one of the earliest detailed eyewitness accounts.
  • Modern research has debated whether the disease was smallpox or typhus, using new scientific methods like DNA analysis, forensic anthropology, and epidemiological modeling to better understand its nature and spread.
  • The plague was highly contagious, caused symptoms like a pustular rash and high fever, spread from Ethiopia through the Mediterranean, and had a consistent pattern across different groups, excluding common or respiratory diseases as causes.

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Frank Han MD
@han_francis · X

10. The people who got plague in ancient Athens had a horrendous mortality rate. Not a role model for modern epidemiologists with a guesstimate of a 25% CFR

Mar 5, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 4,748 followers View post →
Huw Chaffe
@ChaffeHuw · X

@Genterline @simongerman600 @HISTORY @TweetsofOld @Rainmaker1973 @Tweetistorian @Yesterday_Today @MedievalArchive @simonmontefiore @KateWilliamsme @HistorianHelen @MedievalTimes https://t.co/cteNUT1xxu

Aug 3, 2020 · 7 likes · 441 followers View post →
Tian Valerian
@tian_valerian · X

@1goodtern Much longer than 1k years https://t.co/A4xgKoeaU3

Dec 26, 2022 · 6 likes · 2,841 followers View post →
David Birch
@Climate_Earth20 · X

Plague of Athens 430 bc. https://t.co/G94z4Qay6U

May 22, 2020 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 25,860 followers View post →
didaclopez
@didaclopez · X

@alquicel La Edad de Pericles se hundió por culpa de una peste. Las contradicciones internas de la talasocracia ateniense, el asedio de Esparta, el desgaste bélico, las ineficiencias del gobierno ático son manías de profesores universitarios con ganas de publicar https://t.co/q6mZVMQ6E1

Mar 10, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 3,435 followers View post →
John Oldman
@PrasunNagar · X

@cbkwgl @colorblind07 @dr_gsharma @charliechancat @Rashtriya2020 @spiritualgeek2 @Lord_0f_Avernus The plague actually may have killed up to 75,000 to 1 lakh people.....I was so wrong !! Source: Littman, Robert J. (October 2009). "The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology". The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York. 76 Vol 5, page number: 456–467

Mar 13, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 12,891 followers View post →

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RT @han_francis: 10. The people who got plague in ancient Athens had a horrendous mortality rate. Not a role model for modern epidemiologis…

Mar 5, 2023 · 1 share · 8,272 followers View post →
Frank Han MD
@han_francis · X

10. The people who got plague in ancient Athens had a horrendous mortality rate. Not a role model for modern epidemiologists with a guesstimate of a 25% CFR

Mar 5, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 4,748 followers View post →
liberalism not a Liberal
@Liberalism2021 · X

@vonbrauckmann @CaulfieldTim @NBCNews Patrick - again, we knew about how well natural immunity worked as far back as 430BC. The fact that people pushed back against NI shows how political things got. https://t.co/EDYSXbrofp.

Feb 20, 2023 · 802 followers View post →
Jorge Castilla E
@JorgeCastillaE · X

The terrible epidemic that killed a quarter of Athens in the year 430 b.c. Not to mention the Romain Antonin plague of 167 or the Julian plague. Epidemics and pandemics are not new and this will not be the last one. The first time…https://t.co/CLv8fk7P4x https://t.co/RmebKJf8X3

Jan 13, 2023 · 454 followers View post →
Tian Valerian
@tian_valerian · X

@1goodtern Much longer than 1k years https://t.co/A4xgKoeaU3

Dec 26, 2022 · 6 likes · 2,841 followers View post →
Tian Valerian
@tian_valerian · X

@CpmGray @1goodtern @JFRitte We can look to the great plague of Athens if we want to go back more than 1k years. https://t.co/A4xgKoeaU3

Dec 26, 2022 · 1 like · 2,841 followers View post →
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RT @DocsDel: The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology https://t.co/RTTdncNtTH

Oct 17, 2022 · 2 shares · 5,181 followers View post →
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The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology https://t.co/RTTdncNtTH

Oct 17, 2022 · 2 shares · 178 followers View post →
Jonathan
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/msj.20137

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Ciència Oberta
@cienciaoberta · X

Littman R. J. (2009). The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology. The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York, 76(5), 456–467. https://t.co/XWqbEHdtMS

Feb 5, 2021 · 5,448 followers View post →
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@rogueclassicist · X

@NevilleMorley @edithmayhall cf https://t.co/dIl5oZlw3G

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πηγή: https://t.co/yYKHyqtJRv 4/4

Dec 5, 2020 · 7 followers View post →
Huw Chaffe
@ChaffeHuw · X

@Genterline @simongerman600 @HISTORY @TweetsofOld @Rainmaker1973 @Tweetistorian @Yesterday_Today @MedievalArchive @simonmontefiore @KateWilliamsme @HistorianHelen @MedievalTimes https://t.co/cteNUT1xxu

Aug 3, 2020 · 7 likes · 441 followers View post →
Vlemx4u
@vlemx4u · X

The Plague of Athens: Epidemiology and Paleopathology - PubMed https://t.co/kxSfA8efLu

May 25, 2020 · 1,573 followers View post →
bonlives68
@bonlives68 · X

RT @dbirch214: Plague of Athens 430 bc. https://t.co/G94z4Qay6U

May 22, 2020 · 2 shares · 517 followers View post →
Arrow
@Arrow58068041 · X

RT @dbirch214: Plague of Athens 430 bc. https://t.co/G94z4Qay6U

May 22, 2020 · 2 shares · 209 followers View post →
David Birch
@Climate_Earth20 · X

Plague of Athens 430 bc. https://t.co/G94z4Qay6U

May 22, 2020 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 25,860 followers View post →
didaclopez
@didaclopez · X

"Thucydides portrays a virgin soil epidemic with a high attack rate and an unvarying course in persons of different ages, sexes, and nationalities." https://t.co/q6mZVMQ6E1

Apr 13, 2020 · 3,435 followers View post →
Eztainutlacatl
@cbkwgl · X

RT @PrasunNagar: @cbkwgl @colorblind07 @dr_gsharma @charliechancat @Rashtriya2020 @spiritualgeek2 @Lord_0f_Avernus The plague actually may…

Mar 13, 2020 · 1 share · 12,347 followers View post →
John Oldman
@PrasunNagar · X

@cbkwgl @colorblind07 @dr_gsharma @charliechancat @Rashtriya2020 @spiritualgeek2 @Lord_0f_Avernus The plague actually may have killed up to 75,000 to 1 lakh people.....I was so wrong !! Source: Littman, Robert J. (October 2009). "The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology". The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York. 76 Vol 5, page number: 456–467

Mar 13, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 12,891 followers View post →
Miguel Angel Arte
@MiguelAngelArte · X

RT @didaclopez: @alquicel La Edad de Pericles se hundió por culpa de una peste. Las contradicciones internas de la talasocracia ateniense,…

Mar 10, 2020 · 1 share · 1,712 followers View post →
didaclopez
@didaclopez · X

@alquicel La Edad de Pericles se hundió por culpa de una peste. Las contradicciones internas de la talasocracia ateniense, el asedio de Esparta, el desgaste bélico, las ineficiencias del gobierno ático son manías de profesores universitarios con ganas de publicar https://t.co/q6mZVMQ6E1

Mar 10, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 3,435 followers View post →
Andrew J. Higgins( the Trooper reloaded)
@thetrooper9220 · X

The plague of Athens: epidemiology and paleopathology. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/StR0Yxarc7

Mar 4, 2020 · 1,412 followers View post →
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