love4history Posted 24 January , 2008 Share Posted 24 January , 2008 http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1676/fevermb0im6.jpg One more detail to solve... Pte. M.A. Clear (Queens Royal West Surrey Rgt) was hospitalised for 8 days while in Malta due to S.E. fever or is it S.C. fever? Does anyone know what exactly this means? The next line I read as climate, mild, purge(?) ... which I interpret as the reason for the illness, the severity and the "cure"? Can anyone confirm this or disagree? What would be meant with a purge? Doesn't really sound like something I'd like to experience... thanks! cheers from Flanders Roel PS: tried to get a better image this way... if anyone can give me a hint as to how to get clearer details from a .jpg, please let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 24 January , 2008 Share Posted 24 January , 2008 Salmonella enterica - cause of typhoid fever?? If it says S.C. then it could be Sydenham's Chorea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 24 January , 2008 Share Posted 24 January , 2008 Agree with some kind of enteric fever (probably typhoid). A "Purge" is a medicine given to clear the bowels, a cathartic. Doc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4history Posted 25 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2008 Thank you for your help gents. Indeed enteric fever (typhoid) seemed to have been a common disease among the troops abroad so that tips the balance that direction. However Pte. Clear's record shows that only one year before he was admitted to hospital for "rheumatism" which is somehow connected to Sydenham's Chorea?... but then agian after scrutinizing the handwriting again I might well go with "s.e. instead of S.C" .... hmm... confusing... Anyhow, you both wouldn't happen to have some more experience interpreting this medical terms then I do would you? There are still some interesting passages which I'd like to figure out and the original picture I have is much better visible then I can ever post here. So if someone would be willing to have a look at the medical terms could you please pm me with your emailaddress? Thank you cheers from Flanders Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbeales Posted 25 January , 2008 Share Posted 25 January , 2008 S.E Fever =possibly means Subacute Enteric Fever A subacute disease is one with a more insidious onset and lasts longer than an an acute infection. 'Enteric fever' covers both typhoid and paratyphoid infections. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 25 January , 2008 Share Posted 25 January , 2008 Thank you for your help gents. Indeed enteric fever (typhoid) seemed to have been a common disease among the troops abroad so that tips the balance that direction. However Pte. Clear's record shows that only one year before he was admitted to hospital for "rheumatism" which is somehow connected to Sydenham's Chorea?... but then agian after scrutinizing the handwriting again I might well go with "s.e. instead of S.C" .... hmm... confusing... Anyhow, you both wouldn't happen to have some more experience interpreting this medical terms then I do would you? There are still some interesting passages which I'd like to figure out and the original picture I have is much better visible then I can ever post here. So if someone would be willing to have a look at the medical terms could you please pm me with your emailaddress? Thank you cheers from Flanders Roel Sure, I will be happy to try to read it for you. Will PM you the address. Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 25 January , 2008 Share Posted 25 January , 2008 Thank you for your help gents. Indeed enteric fever (typhoid) seemed to have been a common disease among the troops abroad so that tips the balance that direction. However Pte. Clear's record shows that only one year before he was admitted to hospital for "rheumatism" which is somehow connected to Sydenham's Chorea?... but then agian after scrutinizing the handwriting again I might well go with "s.e. instead of S.C" .... hmm... confusing... Anyhow, you both wouldn't happen to have some more experience interpreting this medical terms then I do would you? There are still some interesting passages which I'd like to figure out and the original picture I have is much better visible then I can ever post here. So if someone would be willing to have a look at the medical terms could you please pm me with your emailaddress? Thank you cheers from Flanders Roel PS-- I forgot. Sydenham's Chorea (also called St. Vitus Dance) is commonly associated with Rheumatic Fever, not Rheumatism. Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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