17th May 2012, 08:42 AM
Ague is Northern European Malaria, a related desease but not quite as lethal, still nasty though. Seem to recall that the last fatality in this country was back in the '50s?
Don't forget that at times in the past it's been a lot warmer (and colder!) in this country, so plenty of scope for proper malaria to have been present. It's probably warm enough now - haven't there been some much-publicised cases recently down south of people who've never been abroad coming down with it?
Don't forget that at times in the past it's been a lot warmer (and colder!) in this country, so plenty of scope for proper malaria to have been present. It's probably warm enough now - haven't there been some much-publicised cases recently down south of people who've never been abroad coming down with it?