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"Putrid fever" was an old name for typhoid fever.
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Renamed, actually, "Putrid Fever" referred to Typhus and NOT Typhoid Fever. Typhoid Fever and Typhus are different diseases with similar symptoms.
I found an interesting site for OLD MEDICAL TERMS: [url]http://members.tripod.com/PearlsPad/Medical.htm[/url]
DaMan