And besides that, it reminded me of ancient epidemics that were previously completely misunderstood because the science hadn't been there before, epidemics of plague or typhus or leprosy, where the prevalent ideas were that there were bad people or bad humors or bad air, and widows were dragged around the moat, and dungeons were part of the solution.
E além disso, lembrava-me de antigas epidemias que eram antes completamente mal entendidas porque a Ciência não tinha lá estado antes, epidemias de peste ou tifo ou lepra, onde as ideias prevalentes eram que havia más pessoas ou maus humores ou maus ares, e as viúvas eram arrastadas à volta do fosso, e as masmorras eram parte da solução.