Ague an infectious fever grippe flu and dropsy edema are just a few.

Old fashioned disease names. BLACK PLAGUE OR DEATH. Black pox - Black Small pox. Some old names for illnesses found in old medical records or listed as causes of death on old death certificates or in old family Bibles.

Black fever - Acute infection with high temperature and dark red skin lesions and high ortality rate. Acute infection with high temperature and dark red skin lesions and high mortality rate. Vomiting old black blood due to ulcers or yellow fever.

Bilious fever - Typhoid malaria hepatitis or elevated temperature and bile emesis. AsphycsiaAsphicsia - Cyanotic and lack of oxygen. Black Water fever deadly form of malaria BLACK LUNG.

This list includes both common names and technical names for diseases. Where multiple names are in common use for the same disease all of those names should link to the main article. With its distinctive aroma of camphor menthol and eucalyptus and familiar blue bottle Vicks VapoRub 239 for 50g evokes for many of us nostalgic memories of.

Bad Blood - Syphilis. Any Collection of Fluid in an organ. Many diseases have had multiple names throughout their history.

Aphtha - The infant disease thrush. This is a list of common well-known or infamous diseasesThis is neither complete nor authoritative. Old Names of Diseases.