I enjoyed this list, very enlightening, but I didn't see what my grandfather and his sister's obituaries listed as the cause of death; "a shock of paralysis" - is that another way of saying a stroke? Grace ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Londo Barnes" <digginroots@yahoo.com> To: <MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Old Time Disease Names > Here's the list. > Kathy > > ABLEPSY Blindness > ABSCESS A localized collection of pus buried in > tissues, organs, or confined spaces of the body, often > accompanied by swelling and inflammation and > frequently caused by bacteria > ABLEPSY Blindness > ACUTE MANIA Severe insanity > ADDISON'S DISEASE A disease characterized by severe > weakness, low blood pressure, and a bronzed coloration > of the skin, due to decreased secretion of cortisol > from the adrenal gland. Also known as bronzed skin > disease > AGUE Used to define the recurring fever & chills of > malarial infection > AMERICAN PLAGUE Yellow fever > ANASARCA Generalized massive edema (swelling) > APHONIA Laryngitis > APHTHA Thrush > APOPLEXY Paralysis due to stroke > ASPHYCSIA/ASPHICSIA Cyanotic and lack of oxygen > ATROPHY Wasting away (generally from lack of use, i.e. > muscles) > BAD BLOOD Syphilis > BILIOUS FEVER Typhoid, malaria, hepatitis > BILIOUSNESS Jaundice or other symptoms associated with > liver disease; may also have been any upset leading to > vomiting bile or just vomiting > BLACK FEVER Acute infection with high temperature and > dark red skin lesions and high mortality rate > BLACK JAUNDICE Wiel's Disease; Black Water fever > (deadly form of malaria) > BLACK PLAGUE OR DEATH Bubonic plague > BLACK POX Black Smallpox > BLACK VOMIT Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or > yellow fever > BLACKWATER FEVER Dark urine associated with high > temperature (deadly form of malaria) > BLADDER IN THROAT Diphtheria (?) > BLOOD POISONING Bacterial infection; septicemia > BLOODY FLUX Bloody stools > BLOODY SWEAT Sweating sickness > BONE SHAVE Sciatica > BRAIN FEVER Meningitis > BREAKBONE Dengue fever > BRIGHT'S DISEASE Chronic inflammatory disease of > kidneys > BRONZE JOHN Yellow fever > BRUCELLOSIS Humans become infected by coming in > contact with animals or animal products that are > contaminated with these bacteria. In humans > brucellosis can cause a range of symptoms that are > similar to the flu and may include fever, sweats, > headaches, back pains, and physical weakness. Sever > infections of the central nervous systems or lining of > the heart may occur. Brucellosis cab also cause > long-lasting or chronic symptoms that include > recurrent fevers, joint pain, and fatigue - See MILK > FEVER > BULE Boil, tumor or swelling > CACHEXY Malnutrition > CACOGASTRIC Upset stomach > CACOSPYSY Irregular pulse > CADUCEUS Subject to falling sickness or epilepsy > CAMP FEVER Typhus; aka Camp diarrhea > CANINE MADNESS Rabies, hydrophobia > CANKER Ulceration of mouth or lips or herpes simplex > CATALEPSY Seizures / trances > CATARRHAL Nose and throat discharge from cold or > allergy > CEREBRITIS Inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning > CHILBLAIN Swelling of extremities caused by exposure > to cold > CHILD BED FEVER Infection following birth of a child > CHIN COUGH Whooping cough > CHLOROSIS Iron deficiency anemia; leukemia > CHOLECYSTITUS Inflammation of the gall bladder > CHOLELITHIASIS Gall stones > CHOLERA Acute severe contagious diarrhea with > intestinal lining sloughing > CHOLERA MORBUS Characterized by nausea, vomiting, > abdominal cramps, elevated temperature, etc. Could be > appendicitis > CHOREA Disease characterized by convulsions, > contortions and dancing > COLD PLAGUE Ague which is characterized by chills > COLIC An abdominal pain and cramping > COMMOTION Concussion > CONGESTION Any collection of fluid in an organ, like > the lungs > CONGESTIVE CHILLS Malaria > CONGESTIVE CHILLS Malaria with diarrhea > CONGESTIVE FEVER Malaria > CONSUMPTION Tuberculosis; Wasting sickness > CORRUPTION Infection > CORYZA A cold > COSTIVENESS Constipation > CRAMP COLIC Appendicitis > CROP SICKNESS Overextended stomach > CROUP Laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat > CYANOSIS Dark skin color from lack of oxygen in blood > CYNANCHE Diseases of throat > CYSTITIS Inflammation of the bladder > DAY FEVER Fever lasting one day; sweating sickness > DEBILITY Lack of movement or staying in bed > DECREPITUDE Feebleness due to old age > DELIRIUM TREMENS Hallucinations due to alcoholism > DENGUE Infectious fever endemic to East Africa > DENTITION Cutting of teeth > DEPLUMATION Tumor of the eyelids which causes hair > loss > DIARY FEVER A fever that lasts one day > DIPTHERIA Contagious disease of the throat > DISTEMPER Usually animal disease with malaise, > discharge from nose and throat, anorexia > DOCK FEVER Yellow fever > DROPSY Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or > heart disease > DROPSY OF THE BRAIN Encephalitis > DRY BELLYACHE Lead poisoning > DYSCRASY An abnormal body condition > DYSENTERY Inflammation of colon with frequent passage > of mucous and blood > DYSOREXY Reduced appetite > DYSPEPSIA Indigestion and heartburn. Heart attack > symptoms > DYSURY Difficulty in urination > ECLAMPSY Symptoms of epilepsy, convulsions during > labor > ECSTASY A form of catalepsy characterized by loss of > reason > EDEMA Nephrosis; swelling of tissues > EDEMA OF LUNGS Congestive heart failure, a form of > dropsy > EEL THING Erysipelas > ELEPHANTIASIS A form of leprosy > ENCEPHALITIS Swelling of brain; aka sleeping sickness > ENTERIC FEVER Typhoid fever > ENTERITIS Inflations of the bowels > ENTEROCOLITIS Inflammation of the intestines > EPITAXIS Nose bleed > ERYSIPELAS Contagious skin disease, due to > Streptococci with vesicular and bulbous lesions > erysipelas: Contagious infection of the skin and > underlying tissue, caused by group A B-hemolytic > streptococcus bacteria. Erysipelas causes affected > areas of skin to turn bright red and become slightly > swollen. The swollen blotches have a distinct border > and slowly expand into the surrounding skin. The > lesions are most commonly seen on the face, scalp, > hands, and legs. They feel hot to the touch and the > patient is feverish. Centuries ago erysipelas > epidemics caused severe and often fatal infections. > Today erysipelas is a rather mild and relatively rare > infection that clears up rapidly when penicillin or > other antibiotics are taken > > EXTRAVASTED BLOOD Rupture of a blood vessel > FALLING SICKNESS Epilepsy > FATTY LIVER Cirrhosis of liver > FITS Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity > FLUX An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like > hemorrhage or diarrhea > FLUX OF HUMOUR Circulation > FRENCH POX Syphilis > GATHERING A collection of pus > GLANDULAR FEVER Mononucleosis > GOUT an inflammation usually of an extremity > GREAT POX Syphilis > GREEN FEVER / SICKNESS Anemia > GRIPPE/GRIP Influenza like symptoms > GROCER'S ITCH Skin disease caused by mites in sugar or > flour > HALLUCINATION Delirium > HEART SICKNESS Condition caused by loss of salt from > body > HEAT STROKE Body temperature elevates because of > surrounding environment temperature and body does not > perspire to reduce temperature. Coma and death result > if not reversed > HECTICAL COMPLAINT Recurrent fever > HEMATEMESIS Vomiting blood > HEMATURIA Bloody urine > HEMIPLEGY Paralysis of one side of body > HIP GOUT Osteomyelitis, a staph infection > HORRORS Delirium tremens > HYDROCEPHALUS Enlarged head, water on the brain > HYDROPERICARDIUM Heart dropsy > HYDROPHOBIA Rabies > HYDROTHROAX Dropsy in chest > HYPERTROPHIC Enlargement of organ, like the heart > IMPETIGO Contagious skin disease characterized by > pustules > INANITION Physical condition resulting from lack of > food > INFANTILE PARALYSIS Polio > INTESTINAL COLIC Abdominal pain due to improper diet > JAIL FEVER Typhus > JAUNDICE Condition caused by blockage of intestines > KING'S EVIL Scrofula, a tubercular infection of the > throat lymph glands; also sometimes syphilis > KRUCHHUSTEN Whooping cough > LA GRIPPE Flu; influenza > LOCKJAW Tetanus or infectious disease affecting the > muscles of the neck and jaw. Untreated, it is fatal in > 8 days > LONG SICKNESS Tuberculosis > LUES DISEASE Syphilis > LUES VENERA Venereal disease; syphilis > LUMBAGO Back pain > LUNG FEVER Pneumonia > LUNG SICKNESS Tuberculosis > LYING IN Time of delivery of infant > MALIGNANT SORE THROAT Diphtheria > MANIA Insanity > MARASMUS Progressive wasting away of body, like > malnutrition > MEMBRANOUS CROUP Diphtheria > MENINGITIS Inflations of brain or spinal cord > METRITIS Inflammation of uterus or purulent vaginal > discharge > MIASMA Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air > MILK FEVER Disease from drinking contaminated milk, > like undulant fever or brucellosis > MILK LEG Phlebitis; a painful swelling of the leg soon > after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large > veins; Painful swelling of the leg beginning at the > ankle and ascending or at the groin and extending down > the thigh... its usual cause is infection after labor; > Post partum thrombophlebitis > MILK SICKNESS Disease from milk of cattle which had > eaten poisonous weeds > MORMAL Gangrene > MORPHEW Scurvy blisters on the body > MORTIFICATION Gangrene of necrotic tissue; Infection > MYELITIS Inflammation of the spine > MYOCARDITIS Inflammation of heart muscles > NECROSIS Mortification of bones or tissue > NEPHROSIS Kidney degeneration > NEPRITIS Inflammation of kidneys > NERVOUS PROSTRATION Extreme exhaustion from inability > to control physical and mental activities > NEURALGIA Described as discomfort, such as "Headache" > was neuralgia in head > NOSTALGIA Homesickness > PALSY Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled > muscles. It was listed as "Cause of death" > PAROXYSM Convulsion > PEMPHIGUS Skin disease of watery blisters > PERICARDITIS Inflammation of heart > PERIPNEUMONIA Inflammation of lungs > PERITONOTIS Inflammation of abdominal area > PETECHIAL FEVER Fever characterized by skin spotting > PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS Milk Leg - Painful thrombosis > of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth > PHTHIRIASIS Lice infestation > PHTHISIS Chronic wasting away or a name for > tuberculosis > PLAGUE An acute febrile highly infectious disease with > a high fatality rate > PLEURISY Any pain in the chest area with each breath > PODAGRA Gout > POLIOMYELITIS PolioPotter's asthma Fibroid pthisis > POTT'S DISEASE Tuberculosis of spine > PROTEIN DISEASE Gomerulonephritis; a once relatively > common childhood kidney disease that causes the kidney > to leak protein. This is a secondary (allergic) > reaction to certain kinds of strep infections > PUERPERAL EXHAUSTION Death due to child birth > PUERPERAL EXHAUSTION Death due to childbirth > PUERPERAL FEVER Elevated temperature after giving > birth to an infant > PUKING FEVER Milk sickness > PUTRID FEVER Diphtheria. > QUINSY Tonsillitis. > REMITTING FEVER Malaria > RHEUMATISM Any disorder associated with pain in joints > > RICKETS Disease of skeletal system > ROSE COLD Hay fever or nasal symptoms of an allergy > ROTANNY FEVER (Child's disease) ??? > RUBEOLA German measles > SANGUINEOUS CRUST Scab > SCARLATINA Scarlet fever > SCARLET FEVER A disease characterized by red rash > SCARLET RASH Roseola > SCIATICA Rheumatism in the hips > SCIRRHUS Cancerous tumors > SCOTOMY Dizziness, nausea and dimness of sight > SCREWS Rheumatism > SCREWS Rheumatism > SCRIVENER'S PALSY Writer's cramp > SCROFULA Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses > slowly with abscesses and pistulas develop. Young > person's disease > SCRUMPOX Skin disease, impetigo > SCURVY Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms of weakness, spongy > gums and hemorrhages under skin > SEPTICEMIA Blood poisoning > SHAKES Delirium tremens > SHAKING Chills, ague > SHINGLES Viral disease with skin blisters > SHIP FEVER Typhus > SIRIASIS Inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure > > SLOES Milk sickness > SMALL POX Contagious disease with fever and blisters > SOFTENING OF BRAIN Result of stroke or hemorrhage in > the brain, with an end result of the tissue softening > in that area > SORE THROAT DISTEMPER Diphtheria or quinsy > SPANISH INFLUENZA Epidemic influenza > SPASMS Sudden involuntary contraction of muscle or > group of muscles, like a convulsion > SPINA BIFIDA Deformity of spine > SPOTTED FEVER Either typhus or meningitis > SPRUE Tropical disease characterized by intestinal > disorders and sore throat > ST. ANTHONY'S FIRE Also erysipelas, but named so > because of affected skin areas are bright red in > appearance > ST. VITAS DANCE Ceaseless occurrence of rapid complex > jerking movements performed involuntary > STOMATITIS Inflammation of the mouth > STRANGER'S FEVER Yellow fever > STRANGERY Rupture > SUDOR ANGLICUS Sweating sickness > SUMMER COMPLAINT Diarrhea, usually in infants caused > by spoiled milk > SUNSTROKE Uncontrolled elevation of body temperature > due to environment heat. Lack of sodium in the body is > a predisposing cause > SWAMP SICKNESS Could be malaria, typhoid or > encephalitis > SWEATING SICKNESS Infectious and fatal disease common > to UK in 15th century > TEETHING tooth infections with inflammation > TETANUS Infectious fever characterized by high fever, > headache and dizziness > THROMBOSIS Blood clot inside blood vessel > THRUSH Childhood disease characterized by spots on > mouth, lips and throat > TICK FEVER Rocky mountain spotted fever > TOXEMIA OF PREGNANCY Eclampsia > TRENCH MOUTH Painful ulcers found along gum line, > Caused by poor nutrition and poor hygiene > TUSSIS CONVULSIVA Whooping cough > TYPHUS Infectious fever characterized high fever, > headache, and dizziness > VARIOLA Smallpox > VENESECTION Bleeding > VIPER'S DANCE St. Vitus Dance > WATER ON BRAIN Enlarged head > WHITE SWELLING Tuberculosis of the bone > WINTER FEVER Pneumonia > WOMB FEVER Infection of the uterus. > WORM FIT Convulsions associated with teething, worms, > elevated temperature or diarrhea > YELLOWJACKET Yellow fever. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? 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I enjoyed and will appreciate the list, also. I remember one death certificate listed "old age" as cause of death, and person was in 60 years age. Betty Wheeler Boot >From: "Grace Mather" <amzgrace@comcast.net> >Reply-To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com >To: MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MI-Genealogy] Old Time Disease Names >Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:31:31 -0500 > >I enjoyed this list, very enlightening, but I didn't see what my >grandfather >and his sister's obituaries listed as the cause of death; "a shock of >paralysis" - is that another way of saying a stroke? > >Grace >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kathy Londo Barnes" <digginroots@yahoo.com> >To: <MI-GENEALOGY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:59 PM >Subject: [MI-Genealogy] Old Time Disease Names > > > > Here's the list. > > Kathy > > > > ABLEPSY Blindness > > ABSCESS A localized collection of pus buried in > > tissues, organs, or confined spaces of the body, often > > accompanied by swelling and inflammation and > > frequently caused by bacteria > > ABLEPSY Blindness > > ACUTE MANIA Severe insanity > > ADDISON'S DISEASE A disease characterized by severe > > weakness, low blood pressure, and a bronzed coloration > > of the skin, due to decreased secretion of cortisol > > from the adrenal gland. Also known as bronzed skin > > disease > > AGUE Used to define the recurring fever & chills of > > malarial infection > > AMERICAN PLAGUE Yellow fever > > ANASARCA Generalized massive edema (swelling) > > APHONIA Laryngitis > > APHTHA Thrush > > APOPLEXY Paralysis due to stroke > > ASPHYCSIA/ASPHICSIA Cyanotic and lack of oxygen > > ATROPHY Wasting away (generally from lack of use, i.e. > > muscles) > > BAD BLOOD Syphilis > > BILIOUS FEVER Typhoid, malaria, hepatitis > > BILIOUSNESS Jaundice or other symptoms associated with > > liver disease; may also have been any upset leading to > > vomiting bile or just vomiting > > BLACK FEVER Acute infection with high temperature and > > dark red skin lesions and high mortality rate > > BLACK JAUNDICE Wiel's Disease; Black Water fever > > (deadly form of malaria) > > BLACK PLAGUE OR DEATH Bubonic plague > > BLACK POX Black Smallpox > > BLACK VOMIT Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or > > yellow fever > > BLACKWATER FEVER Dark urine associated with high > > temperature (deadly form of malaria) > > BLADDER IN THROAT Diphtheria (?) > > BLOOD POISONING Bacterial infection; septicemia > > BLOODY FLUX Bloody stools > > BLOODY SWEAT Sweating sickness > > BONE SHAVE Sciatica > > BRAIN FEVER Meningitis > > BREAKBONE Dengue fever > > BRIGHT'S DISEASE Chronic inflammatory disease of > > kidneys > > BRONZE JOHN Yellow fever > > BRUCELLOSIS Humans become infected by coming in > > contact with animals or animal products that are > > contaminated with these bacteria. In humans > > brucellosis can cause a range of symptoms that are > > similar to the flu and may include fever, sweats, > > headaches, back pains, and physical weakness. Sever > > infections of the central nervous systems or lining of > > the heart may occur. Brucellosis cab also cause > > long-lasting or chronic symptoms that include > > recurrent fevers, joint pain, and fatigue - See MILK > > FEVER > > BULE Boil, tumor or swelling > > CACHEXY Malnutrition > > CACOGASTRIC Upset stomach > > CACOSPYSY Irregular pulse > > CADUCEUS Subject to falling sickness or epilepsy > > CAMP FEVER Typhus; aka Camp diarrhea > > CANINE MADNESS Rabies, hydrophobia > > CANKER Ulceration of mouth or lips or herpes simplex > > CATALEPSY Seizures / trances > > CATARRHAL Nose and throat discharge from cold or > > allergy > > CEREBRITIS Inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning > > CHILBLAIN Swelling of extremities caused by exposure > > to cold > > CHILD BED FEVER Infection following birth of a child > > CHIN COUGH Whooping cough > > CHLOROSIS Iron deficiency anemia; leukemia > > CHOLECYSTITUS Inflammation of the gall bladder > > CHOLELITHIASIS Gall stones > > CHOLERA Acute severe contagious diarrhea with > > intestinal lining sloughing > > CHOLERA MORBUS Characterized by nausea, vomiting, > > abdominal cramps, elevated temperature, etc. Could be > > appendicitis > > CHOREA Disease characterized by convulsions, > > contortions and dancing > > COLD PLAGUE Ague which is characterized by chills > > COLIC An abdominal pain and cramping > > COMMOTION Concussion > > CONGESTION Any collection of fluid in an organ, like > > the lungs > > CONGESTIVE CHILLS Malaria > > CONGESTIVE CHILLS Malaria with diarrhea > > CONGESTIVE FEVER Malaria > > CONSUMPTION Tuberculosis; Wasting sickness > > CORRUPTION Infection > > CORYZA A cold > > COSTIVENESS Constipation > > CRAMP COLIC Appendicitis > > CROP SICKNESS Overextended stomach > > CROUP Laryngitis, diphtheria, or strep throat > > CYANOSIS Dark skin color from lack of oxygen in blood > > CYNANCHE Diseases of throat > > CYSTITIS Inflammation of the bladder > > DAY FEVER Fever lasting one day; sweating sickness > > DEBILITY Lack of movement or staying in bed > > DECREPITUDE Feebleness due to old age > > DELIRIUM TREMENS Hallucinations due to alcoholism > > DENGUE Infectious fever endemic to East Africa > > DENTITION Cutting of teeth > > DEPLUMATION Tumor of the eyelids which causes hair > > loss > > DIARY FEVER A fever that lasts one day > > DIPTHERIA Contagious disease of the throat > > DISTEMPER Usually animal disease with malaise, > > discharge from nose and throat, anorexia > > DOCK FEVER Yellow fever > > DROPSY Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or > > heart disease > > DROPSY OF THE BRAIN Encephalitis > > DRY BELLYACHE Lead poisoning > > DYSCRASY An abnormal body condition > > DYSENTERY Inflammation of colon with frequent passage > > of mucous and blood > > DYSOREXY Reduced appetite > > DYSPEPSIA Indigestion and heartburn. Heart attack > > symptoms > > DYSURY Difficulty in urination > > ECLAMPSY Symptoms of epilepsy, convulsions during > > labor > > ECSTASY A form of catalepsy characterized by loss of > > reason > > EDEMA Nephrosis; swelling of tissues > > EDEMA OF LUNGS Congestive heart failure, a form of > > dropsy > > EEL THING Erysipelas > > ELEPHANTIASIS A form of leprosy > > ENCEPHALITIS Swelling of brain; aka sleeping sickness > > ENTERIC FEVER Typhoid fever > > ENTERITIS Inflations of the bowels > > ENTEROCOLITIS Inflammation of the intestines > > EPITAXIS Nose bleed > > ERYSIPELAS Contagious skin disease, due to > > Streptococci with vesicular and bulbous lesions > > erysipelas: Contagious infection of the skin and > > underlying tissue, caused by group A B-hemolytic > > streptococcus bacteria. Erysipelas causes affected > > areas of skin to turn bright red and become slightly > > swollen. The swollen blotches have a distinct border > > and slowly expand into the surrounding skin. The > > lesions are most commonly seen on the face, scalp, > > hands, and legs. They feel hot to the touch and the > > patient is feverish. Centuries ago erysipelas > > epidemics caused severe and often fatal infections. > > Today erysipelas is a rather mild and relatively rare > > infection that clears up rapidly when penicillin or > > other antibiotics are taken > > > > EXTRAVASTED BLOOD Rupture of a blood vessel > > FALLING SICKNESS Epilepsy > > FATTY LIVER Cirrhosis of liver > > FITS Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity > > FLUX An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like > > hemorrhage or diarrhea > > FLUX OF HUMOUR Circulation > > FRENCH POX Syphilis > > GATHERING A collection of pus > > GLANDULAR FEVER Mononucleosis > > GOUT an inflammation usually of an extremity > > GREAT POX Syphilis > > GREEN FEVER / SICKNESS Anemia > > GRIPPE/GRIP Influenza like symptoms > > GROCER'S ITCH Skin disease caused by mites in sugar or > > flour > > HALLUCINATION Delirium > > HEART SICKNESS Condition caused by loss of salt from > > body > > HEAT STROKE Body temperature elevates because of > > surrounding environment temperature and body does not > > perspire to reduce temperature. Coma and death result > > if not reversed > > HECTICAL COMPLAINT Recurrent fever > > HEMATEMESIS Vomiting blood > > HEMATURIA Bloody urine > > HEMIPLEGY Paralysis of one side of body > > HIP GOUT Osteomyelitis, a staph infection > > HORRORS Delirium tremens > > HYDROCEPHALUS Enlarged head, water on the brain > > HYDROPERICARDIUM Heart dropsy > > HYDROPHOBIA Rabies > > HYDROTHROAX Dropsy in chest > > HYPERTROPHIC Enlargement of organ, like the heart > > IMPETIGO Contagious skin disease characterized by > > pustules > > INANITION Physical condition resulting from lack of > > food > > INFANTILE PARALYSIS Polio > > INTESTINAL COLIC Abdominal pain due to improper diet > > JAIL FEVER Typhus > > JAUNDICE Condition caused by blockage of intestines > > KING'S EVIL Scrofula, a tubercular infection of the > > throat lymph glands; also sometimes syphilis > > KRUCHHUSTEN Whooping cough > > LA GRIPPE Flu; influenza > > LOCKJAW Tetanus or infectious disease affecting the > > muscles of the neck and jaw. Untreated, it is fatal in > > 8 days > > LONG SICKNESS Tuberculosis > > LUES DISEASE Syphilis > > LUES VENERA Venereal disease; syphilis > > LUMBAGO Back pain > > LUNG FEVER Pneumonia > > LUNG SICKNESS Tuberculosis > > LYING IN Time of delivery of infant > > MALIGNANT SORE THROAT Diphtheria > > MANIA Insanity > > MARASMUS Progressive wasting away of body, like > > malnutrition > > MEMBRANOUS CROUP Diphtheria > > MENINGITIS Inflations of brain or spinal cord > > METRITIS Inflammation of uterus or purulent vaginal > > discharge > > MIASMA Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air > > MILK FEVER Disease from drinking contaminated milk, > > like undulant fever or brucellosis > > MILK LEG Phlebitis; a painful swelling of the leg soon > > after childbirth, due to thrombosis of the large > > veins; Painful swelling of the leg beginning at the > > ankle and ascending or at the groin and extending down > > the thigh... its usual cause is infection after labor; > > Post partum thrombophlebitis > > MILK SICKNESS Disease from milk of cattle which had > > eaten poisonous weeds > > MORMAL Gangrene > > MORPHEW Scurvy blisters on the body > > MORTIFICATION Gangrene of necrotic tissue; Infection > > MYELITIS Inflammation of the spine > > MYOCARDITIS Inflammation of heart muscles > > NECROSIS Mortification of bones or tissue > > NEPHROSIS Kidney degeneration > > NEPRITIS Inflammation of kidneys > > NERVOUS PROSTRATION Extreme exhaustion from inability > > to control physical and mental activities > > NEURALGIA Described as discomfort, such as "Headache" > > was neuralgia in head > > NOSTALGIA Homesickness > > PALSY Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controlled > > muscles. It was listed as "Cause of death" > > PAROXYSM Convulsion > > PEMPHIGUS Skin disease of watery blisters > > PERICARDITIS Inflammation of heart > > PERIPNEUMONIA Inflammation of lungs > > PERITONOTIS Inflammation of abdominal area > > PETECHIAL FEVER Fever characterized by skin spotting > > PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS Milk Leg - Painful thrombosis > > of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth > > PHTHIRIASIS Lice infestation > > PHTHISIS Chronic wasting away or a name for > > tuberculosis > > PLAGUE An acute febrile highly infectious disease with > > a high fatality rate > > PLEURISY Any pain in the chest area with each breath > > PODAGRA Gout > > POLIOMYELITIS PolioPotter's asthma Fibroid pthisis > > POTT'S DISEASE Tuberculosis of spine > > PROTEIN DISEASE Gomerulonephritis; a once relatively > > common childhood kidney disease that causes the kidney > > to leak protein. This is a secondary (allergic) > > reaction to certain kinds of strep infections > > PUERPERAL EXHAUSTION Death due to child birth > > PUERPERAL EXHAUSTION Death due to childbirth > > PUERPERAL FEVER Elevated temperature after giving > > birth to an infant > > PUKING FEVER Milk sickness > > PUTRID FEVER Diphtheria. > > QUINSY Tonsillitis. > > REMITTING FEVER Malaria > > RHEUMATISM Any disorder associated with pain in joints > > > > RICKETS Disease of skeletal system > > ROSE COLD Hay fever or nasal symptoms of an allergy > > ROTANNY FEVER (Child's disease) ??? > > RUBEOLA German measles > > SANGUINEOUS CRUST Scab > > SCARLATINA Scarlet fever > > SCARLET FEVER A disease characterized by red rash > > SCARLET RASH Roseola > > SCIATICA Rheumatism in the hips > > SCIRRHUS Cancerous tumors > > SCOTOMY Dizziness, nausea and dimness of sight > > SCREWS Rheumatism > > SCREWS Rheumatism > > SCRIVENER'S PALSY Writer's cramp > > SCROFULA Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses > > slowly with abscesses and pistulas develop. Young > > person's disease > > SCRUMPOX Skin disease, impetigo > > SCURVY Lack of vitamin C. Symptoms of weakness, spongy > > gums and hemorrhages under skin > > SEPTICEMIA Blood poisoning > > SHAKES Delirium tremens > > SHAKING Chills, ague > > SHINGLES Viral disease with skin blisters > > SHIP FEVER Typhus > > SIRIASIS Inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure > > > > SLOES Milk sickness > > SMALL POX Contagious disease with fever and blisters > > SOFTENING OF BRAIN Result of stroke or hemorrhage in > > the brain, with an end result of the tissue softening > > in that area > > SORE THROAT DISTEMPER Diphtheria or quinsy > > SPANISH INFLUENZA Epidemic influenza > > SPASMS Sudden involuntary contraction of muscle or > > group of muscles, like a convulsion > > SPINA BIFIDA Deformity of spine > > SPOTTED FEVER Either typhus or meningitis > > SPRUE Tropical disease characterized by intestinal > > disorders and sore throat > > ST. ANTHONY'S FIRE Also erysipelas, but named so > > because of affected skin areas are bright red in > > appearance > > ST. VITAS DANCE Ceaseless occurrence of rapid complex > > jerking movements performed involuntary > > STOMATITIS Inflammation of the mouth > > STRANGER'S FEVER Yellow fever > > STRANGERY Rupture > > SUDOR ANGLICUS Sweating sickness > > SUMMER COMPLAINT Diarrhea, usually in infants caused > > by spoiled milk > > SUNSTROKE Uncontrolled elevation of body temperature > > due to environment heat. Lack of sodium in the body is > > a predisposing cause > > SWAMP SICKNESS Could be malaria, typhoid or > > encephalitis > > SWEATING SICKNESS Infectious and fatal disease common > > to UK in 15th century > > TEETHING tooth infections with inflammation > > TETANUS Infectious fever characterized by high fever, > > headache and dizziness > > THROMBOSIS Blood clot inside blood vessel > > THRUSH Childhood disease characterized by spots on > > mouth, lips and throat > > TICK FEVER Rocky mountain spotted fever > > TOXEMIA OF PREGNANCY Eclampsia > > TRENCH MOUTH Painful ulcers found along gum line, > > Caused by poor nutrition and poor hygiene > > TUSSIS CONVULSIVA Whooping cough > > TYPHUS Infectious fever characterized high fever, > > headache, and dizziness > > VARIOLA Smallpox > > VENESECTION Bleeding > > VIPER'S DANCE St. Vitus Dance > > WATER ON BRAIN Enlarged head > > WHITE SWELLING Tuberculosis of the bone > > WINTER FEVER Pneumonia > > WOMB FEVER Infection of the uterus. > > WORM FIT Convulsions associated with teething, worms, > > elevated temperature or diarrhea > > YELLOWJACKET Yellow fever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? 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