Ebola/Athens Revisited
1998
Ebola and the Plague of Athens
Commentary
Author Information
Author(s): P.E. Olson, A.S. Benenson, E.N. Genovese
Primary Institution: U.S. Navy Balboa Hospital, San Diego, California, USA; San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
Hypothesis
Could the plague of Athens have been caused by the Ebola virus?
Conclusion
The authors acknowledge that their hypothesis about the Ebola virus causing the plague of Athens was previously suggested by another researcher.
Supporting Evidence
- Another researcher had previously suggested the same hypothesis about the plague of Athens.
- The authors did not find this earlier work in their literature search.
Takeaway
Some people think that the sickness in ancient Athens might have been caused by the Ebola virus, but someone else had that idea first.
Limitations
The authors did not find earlier literature on the topic during their research.
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