Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DRACUNCULIASIS
Etymology
Noun
dracunculiasis (uncountable)
(medicine) an infection caused by an infestation of the parasite Dracunculus medinensis
Synonyms
• Guinea worm disease
Source: Wiktionary
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