Olde Tyme Illnesses
Fibromy-what? Ventricular tachy-who?
Bored with medical terms steeped in science and Latin roots? For those who prefer more intuitive monikers for what ails them, here are some of history’s more colorful disease names:
King's Evil: Tuberculosis (it was believed that the royal touch- could cure the disease)
Bad Blood: Syphilis
Canine Madness: Rabies
Camp Fever: Typhus
Falling Sickness: EpilepsyRead more
