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From: "Malcolm Freeman" <>
Subject: Re: [FREEMAN-L] WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THAT ?
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 22:08:32 -0600


Milk fever, Malta fever, Undulant fever
The modern name is Brucellosis after the causative bacteria which is
Brucella abortus
Brucellosis is the name if you want to look it up in a modern text.
Pasteurization will prevent it.
malcolm

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From: dmd <>
To: <>
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [FREEMAN-L] WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THAT ?

>Milk fever was a common term for undulent fever. Passed on by raw or
>unpasteurized milk. It is now uncommon. Farm people that had cows and their
>own milk built up antibodies, but others were at risk of drinking raw milk.
>Dee Doyle
>
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>From: Margaret G. Driskill <>
>To: <>
>Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 7:13 PM
>Subject: [FREEMAN-L] WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THAT ?
>
>
>>Dear Fellow Researchers,
>>
>>On one of my Virginia mailing lists, someone asked what 'milk sickness'
>>was..The above Titled book by PAUL DRAKE has the answer. I use this
>>book all the time.
>>
>>The title is:
>>
>>WHAT DID THEY MEAN BY THAT ?
>>A Dictionary of Historical Terms for Genealogists
>>Heritage Books, 1998
>>
>>It is a wealth of terms we encounter in our Research every day. By the
>>way, Heritage Book's # is, 1-800-398-7709. I recommend it on everyone's
>>desk.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Margaret Driskill
>>
>>

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