 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1976, Linnda R. Caporael akabudisa fungidziro yokuti rye rakasvibiswa neergot ringave rakanga riri manyuko emhosva dzokuita mashiripiti idzo dzakakurudzira kutongwa kwevaroyi veSalem. Caporael akapikisa kuti zvakawanda zvezviratidzo zvayo zvokusuruvara zvakanga zviri zvose zviratidzo zvakashumwa muzvinyorwa zveuroyi zveSalem. Dzidziso iyi yakarambwa nenyanzvi dzezvemishonga uye vezvenhau dzematare evaroyi veSalem, muchidimbu nekuda kwekusiyana kwezera reboka guru revapomeri, iro raizove raive diki, maererano nedenda rekare re ergotism, uye raizove rakakanganisa varume nevakadzi zvakaenzana. Dzidziso yeergotism inoshoropodzwa nokuti haikwanisi kutsanangura misiyano iri mumwero wokutambura pakati pevarume nevakadzi uye kuti hapana zvinyorwa zvinoratidza kuti vanonzi vakatambudzwa vakava nezviratidzo zvose zveergotism kana kuti vaiva nemigumisiro yeutano yenguva refu. Mukuwedzera, kupararira kukuru kwenhau kweergotism kwaizotapura mhuri yose kana kuti nzanga dzaigoverana zvokudya zvakafanana. Nokuoma kwezviratidzo zvinonzi zvakaratidzwa nevapomeri, uwandu hweergot hungadai hwakanga hwakakwirira zvakakwana kukonzera zviratidzo muvanhu vakuru vomunzanga yacho. 