The phenomenon of mass hysteria

Though there is no scientific explanation yet, girls are known to be more susceptible to mass hysteria, writes FLORENCE RADULL

Over the past millennium, numerous cases of mass delusions and hysterical outbreaks have been reported in varied forms and from all corners of the globe.

A case of mass hysteria that was initially reported in The Monitor of March 8, 2010 that occurred at Kalamare School in Shoshong brought the phenomenon home, even though this was not the first incident of its kind in Botswana. Below is a brief chronology of similar events from across the globe.

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