Ergot and its disease ergotism have been a worldwide plague to humans ever since humans have started to harvest and cultivate grains in all their forms. Although outbreaks of ergotism still occur periodically they have all but become nonexistent in the modern era. Ergot has had beneficial effects as well. Ergot has produced medicines, which are vital to the medicine world. Ergot has produced in the world's eyes an ugly stepsister to its medicines: LSD. …showed first 75 words of 1199 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1199 total…but people must let their guard down against this creeping enemy, people must protect themselves at all times lest they get taken advantage of by this fungus. Bibliography Works Cited "Ergot." Encarta 1999. CD-ROM. Redmond: Microsoft, 1999. Ammirati, Joe F. "Ergot." World Book Encyclopedia. 1993. Borneman Jr., John A. "Ergot." Colliers Encyclopedia. 1989. "Ergot." Academic American Encyclopedia. 1996. Walker, Jerry T. "Ergot." Encyclopedia America. 1995. Salvador, Andrea and Kolla, Gillian. Pearson College. 1995. http://pearson-college.uwc.ca/person/fungi/ergot.htm 2 NOV. 1999.