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Malaria in the River Thames, a Common card
Malaria was a common affliction in populations that lived beside the River Thames until the middle of the Victorian era, not only in its estuary, but even in central London.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,100
Ranked #2,279 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was frequently lethal.
- Some cases continued to occur until early in the 20th century.
- Why malaria died out in England is rather unclear.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Malaria in the River Thames article was read about 4,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Malaria in the River Thames
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Malaria in the River Thames (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Print made by: Thomas Rowlandson Published by: Thomas Rowlandson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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