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Comets, earthquakes, volcanoes and cosmic dust caused by the rising and setting of the sun.

A.D. 1411Diabolical pollution of the air with pestilential vapors arising from the air and ground; these caused bleedings from the mouth, nose and bowels, and in women caused abortions.〃 1580Bad conduct of Sirius the dog star, caused by anger.〃 1658Blast from the stars.〃 1742Malign influence (Influenza) of the stars, etc., etc.

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Date of Epidemic. Name. Language. A.D. 827 Se Wulf Saxon 827 Heafd Flowan Anglo-Saxon 876 Italiae Febris Latin 1411 Le Tac French 1414 Le Horion French 1427 Ladendo Italian 1510 Cephale Catarrhale French 1510 Coqueluche French 1510 Coccoluche Anglo-French 1742 Influente Italian 1742 La Grippe French 1781 Catarro Russo Italian

Se Wulf. Se (the), Wulf, wolf. Probably so named from the cough of the Flu victim resembling the growl of the wolf; or from the sudden seizure by the outlaw wolf of its victim.

Heafd Flowan. Heafd, head; Flowan, to flow; hence Head Catarrh.