the Evil. Invisible. Heralds of fevers… The winds have often been used to justify the transmission of diseases. Malaria does not mean there not “bad air” in Italian ? Until the last century, before the science put the finger on bacteria, viruses, parasites and their modes of transmission, the fear of air responsible for epidemics has nourished the ignorance of the microbial world. Sometimes, the knowledge form loops. Thus, the spectrum of a “bad wind” that can make victims of both sides of the ocean took over form there are a dozen d&rsquo…
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