I infantile paralysis Polio. J jail fever See typhus . A condition caused by blockage of the intestines. L laudable pus Pus coming from a wound three or four days after the injury was considered a sign of healing prior to the 20th century. In fact, the pus was a sign of severe bacterial infection caused by dirty hands of the surgeon or attendants or from dirty instruments.
People sometimes refer to it as spinal meningitis.
Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Knowing whether meningitis is caused by a virus or bacterium is important because the severity of illness and the treatment differ. Characterized by high fever, severe headache, and stiff neck or back muscles. A disease contracted from drinking milk produced by cows that had eaten poisonous weeds. Also called morsal .