Hi Don, The disease is probably mis-spelled. This as closes as I can come to it. Erysipelas - An acute, febrile, infectious disease, caused by a specific group of streptococcus bacterium and characterized by a diffusely spreading, deep-red inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes causing a rash with a well-defined margin; Contagious skin disease, due to infection of the blood with vesicular bulbous lesions. Synonyms: Rose, Saint Anthony's Fire. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Tate" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:00 PM Subject: [NFLD-LAB] What is this Disease? > Hi all > > Here is a question I am looking for an answer on. What is the following > disease and does it have a modern day name? > > Don > > > > In the Vital statistics 1894 - 1897 cause of death for Thomas Fifield > and John Fifield are listed as eryospolus. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 4/17/2007 > 4:43 AM > >