Black Jaundice (Wiel's Disease) Black jaundice is a common term for Wiel's Disease. It is quite common in northeast England near mines, farms and sewage and floats about in water. It is caused by a micro-organism and thus is a bacterial infection (of the liver) and not a virus, as in hepatitis. It is carried by rats and secreted in their urine. It is usually not fatal, in present time, to humans. It is, however, rapidly fatal to dogs and cats, who can eventually gain a resistance, but either way can pass it on. -----Original Message----- From: JLKB@aol.com [mailto:JLKB@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 1:59 PM To: TXFREEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TXFREEST] Obits from The Fairfield Recorder Can someone enlighten me as to what "black jaundice" was? It was the cause of death in many obits. Thanks! Mike ==== TXFREEST Mailing List ==== ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237