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Can you name the Archaic Disease Names?
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44magnum
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Lock Jaw
Apoplexy
Jail Fever
Grippe
Fatty Liver
Consumption
Podagra
Dropsy
Bad Blood
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Archaic Disease Names Quiz
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44magnum
Created Dec 20, 2010 in
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44magnum
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Dec 20th, 2010 at 20:52 GMT
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I hope I am getting better at this. I'd hate to think that I am the only one who finds this worth playing!
soshoreman
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Dec 20th, 2010 at 21:05 GMT
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I was going to suggest you accept Typhoid Fever for Typhus...but I looked it up and it turns out they are unrelated diseases. See? We learn stuff here!
44magnum
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Dec 21st, 2010 at 00:22 GMT
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Yes, there are many opportunities to learn on Sporcle. I hope I can get some put up on the big board some day.
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