Don I believe it is this one. They spelled them the way they heard them<grin>. Cheers, Dan 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Tate" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 8:00 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 > >