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From: "Diana Boothe" <>
Subject: Great Medical Terminology Site
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:11:49 -0500
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Hello everyone,
I have NO idea what "Cucumber fever" is, but I do know a great place to
find old time medical terminologies. They can be found here.............
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/oldtime.html
Good luck, and happy hunting,
Diana

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tootsie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Cucumber Fever


> Have heard of walking pneumonia and Dad said cucumbers were belly ache
food but never
> heard of cucumber fever.
> Tootsie in Michigan
>
> _ cswr _ wrote:
>
> > Carol M - now THIS is interesting!! thanks :)
> > carol R
> > ------------------------
> >
> > Carol McGlothen wrote:
> >
> > > Cucumber fever and "Walking Pneumonia" are the same. "Walking
Pneumonia" is
> > > usually viral pneumonia. Many thought the the dysentary associated
with
> > > pneumonia was caused by eating cucumbers
> > >
> > > Mary wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Has anyone ever heard of this old term(cucumber fever) or know what it
is?
> > >> They thought my uncle might have this back in the late 30's. Turns
out
> > >>he had pneumonia. Only clue I have is that it must be similar to
> > >>pneumonia. Mary
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