By Dan Holbrook. The Irish Potato Famine  One cause was the potato blight  Phytophthora infestans  Water mold  Can also affect tomatoes.

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By Dan Holbrook

The Irish Potato Famine  One cause was the potato blight  Phytophthora infestans  Water mold  Can also affect tomatoes

Famine Continued Why  Summer of 1845  Damp and Chilly  Continued on after 1845  Over three million people dependant on potato crop

Famine Continued Results  1845 forty percent of crop destroyed  1846 ninety percent  One million deaths  One million leave  Population of Ireland at the time was eight million

The Salem Witch Trials  Ergot poisoning  Grows on rye and other similar plants  Causes LCD symptoms  Symptoms match those affected

Salem Continued Record Matches  Linnda Caporael  Journals tell of warm rainy summer  Those affected live near swamps  Land records show affected owned large fields

Salem Continued Symptoms  Muscle Contractions  Affects central nervous system  Causes hallucinations  LSD derived from ergot

Penicillin Penicillin  Penicillium sp.  Fungus  Alexander Fleming 1928  Accident

Penicillin Continued Impact  Widely used antibiotics (WWII)  End of disease?  Over 200 trillion units used by 1950  Resistant strains  Help for future use  Still used today

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