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Ergotism (pron. / ˈ ɜːr ɡ ə t ˌ ɪ z ə m / UR-gət-iz-əm) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ...
St. Anthony's fire (also known historically as Ignis Sacer and Holy Fire) may refer to: Ergotism, the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of alkaloids; Erysipelas, an acute infection, typically with a skin rash; St Anthony's Fire, a 1994 Doctor Who novel by Mark Gatiss
St. Anthony's Hospital fire was a disaster that occurred on April 4, 1949 [1] in Effingham, Illinois. The disaster killed 74 people at the hospital. The disaster killed 74 people at the hospital. It is used as a prime example of possible fire hazards hospitals could and can have. [ 2 ]
The work contains a number of references to Saint Anthony and Saint Anthony's fire. The congregation was founded c. 1095 by Gaston of Valloire, a nobleman of the Dauphiné, and his son, and confirmed by Pope Urban II in the same year, in thanksgiving for the son's miraculous cure from Saint Anthony's fire thanks to the relics of Saint Anthony ...
St. Anthony's Hospital may refer to: St. Anthony's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) , formerly in Columbus, Ohio Saint Anthony's Hospital (Morrilton, Arkansas) , listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
In 1310 the brothers built a new chapel, for which they had neglected to obtain the permission of the Bishop of London.Judgement was given against the brothers in August, 1311, in the Court of Arches, when the chapel was judged to be prejudicial to the Bishop and to the parish church of St. Benet Fink, and was to be reduced to the form of a private house within eight days on pain of greater ...
(Attack line) A use classification of a fire fighting hose connected to output of a pump or other pressure source (e.g., gravity). Fire hose used to apply water or other fire fighting agent directly to a fire or burning substance. Typically of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (64 mm) diameter or less in the United States. Historically 1.5 inch hose was the ...
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